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December 15, 2012
Nurse teaches peers to practice empathy with personal boundaries
The last assault was no more brutal than the others. As a mental health nurse, Thomas Browning had been attacked by patients before. This time, however, Browning had had enough.
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December 01, 2012
Keeping Up
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December 01, 2012
Hospital staff help develop, spread new protocols for improved care
Changing routines is hard, and that can be particularly true for clinicians who are asked to follow new protocols they did not create themselves.
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December 01, 2012
PeaceHealth lab patents test that detects drug use and abuse
A doctor prescribes an opioid medication for chronic pain but suspects the patient is engaged in some kind of drug abuse or misuse. A standard urine test comes back negative. Is the patient not taking the medication, or is the test simply unable to identify it?
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December 01, 2012
Ministry members in New Jersey preserve religious artifacts
Major components of the elegant 113-year-old neo-Baroque chapel from the defunct St. Vincent's Hospital of Manhattan, N.Y., and a stained glass window that had graced the lobby of the hospital are now at Catholic hospitals in New Jersey.
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December 01, 2012
KentuckyOne partners with academic medical center
Louisville, Ky.-based KentuckyOne Health has entered into a joint operating agreement with Louisville's University Medical Center and the University of Louisville.
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December 01, 2012
Alexian trains seniors to initiate community betterment projects
Mention the Tennessee volunteers, and college sports might spring to mind.
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December 01, 2012
CHI grant aids women escaping domestic violence
G. was 39 years old and an immigrant mother of three when she discovered she was pregnant with her fourth child in 2010.
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December 01, 2012
Daughters system clearly defines chaplain role, ups chaplains' visibility
A set of spiritual care standards is giving chaplains and others in the Daughters of Charity Health System a shared understanding of what the chaplain position requires and what it entails.
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December 01, 2012
The election is over, but the work is not
With the election behind us, we now must focus on some very important issues for our communities and our country.