By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA I use Twitter and I like it. As a registered nurse, twitter helps me promote health and wellness and it helps me educate the public on vital health topics. It allows me to tweet about an upcoming radio show, link to informative websites and blogs, or retweet (RT) a tweet. I can read about the latest breaking health news, learn about the latest in health 2.0 and sometimes it…
Read More...Prescription Drug Abuse – Major Problem in the U.S.
Doctors – First, to do no harm A Guest Blog by Kevin Soden, MD The latest news reports alleging that multiple prescription drugs have been found in Michael Jackson’s house – some unmarked, others with pseudonyms often used by Jackson and one particular medicine- should send a wakeup call to many in the medical profession, especially those doctors working with or friends with the rich and famous. It reminds me of the so-called medical professionals…
Read More...Nurses on TV: HawthoRNe is Strong Stuff
On the new TNT series HawthoRNe, a nurse is portrayed in a positive light. By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA I’m delighted to see that the new TV series HawthoRNe avoids most of the media stereotypes of nursing, portraying a nurse character that is strong, determined, smart and assertive. Jada Pinkett Smith, shines as she realistically depicts a nurse. While Pinkett Smith’s role as a Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) is bit exaggerated, that can be…
Read More...After 40 Years, Patients Still Crave Attention and Respect
The Doctor/Patient Relationship By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA What do patients want? Despite the technological promises of the Health 2.0 movement, in some ways it’s really no different today than it was forty years ago. An article that appeared in Time Magazine on May 13, 1966 says: Today, Americans get far better medical care than ever before; as for the rest [of the doctor-patient relationship], they are often lucky to get as much as…
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