By Nancy H. Nielsen, MD President-elect American Medical Association (Nancy H. Nielsen, MD was a recent guest on the Health in 30 Radio show with Barbara Ficarra. Click here to read more and to listen to the show). The American Medical Association wants to give a voice to the 47 million Americans without health insurance – because it has become too heavy a burden on too many hard-working people. Recently, we launched a three-year national…
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Is a Health Aide Taking Over for the Professional School Nurse in California: Who’s Caring for Your Kids? by Nancy Spradling Since Prop 13 was passed in California, in 1978, many school districts have chosen to neglect or ignore the issue of school health. Some claim it is an issue of funding, and without appropriate funding they cannot afford to have school nurses. Others insist that school nurses are not necessary. These are districts that…
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by Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA It was at the American Medical Association’s Medical Communications Conference when the words of Julie Gerberding, M.D., Director for the CDC validated what is imminent in the minds of some nurses, or at least mine; that it is both health care professionals at the bedside, doctors and nurses that make excellent medical communicators. Nurses are generally regarded as being kind, compassionate and angelic. What is not generally recognized are…
Read More...Michigan Governor takes Decisive Steps to Address the Nursing Shortage
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Read More...Holistic Nursing: Its Time Has Come
By Susan Luck, RN, BS, MA, HNC, CCN Over the past few years, the Integrative Health movement has grown in popularity in Medical Centers and teaching hospitals throughout the country. Research now shows that tools and techniques such as relaxation, imagery, massage, biofeedback, and mindfulness meditation can lower blood pressure, improve glucose metabolism, and promote a sense of well being. Holistic practices are being driven by consumers demanding options to our current medical model. Many…
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