What Topics on Healthin30 Caught Your Attention?

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Social Media Networking caught your attention on Healthin30 with “3 Reasons Why Social Networking Is Not a Waste of Time for Health Professionals,” leading with 1,367 Tweets. “List of 20 Excellent Social Media Networking Resources” also is a popular post.  Other topics include:  Women and Heart Disease, Telehealth, Patients and the Doctor|Nurse Relationship.  Guest blogger, U.S. Navy Lieutenant Commander Andrew Baldwin, M.D., shares his insights into why he loves…

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Top Stories About Patients, Doctors and Nurses

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Here are a few of the top Healthin30 posts that focus on patients, doctors and nurses.  Thank you for your insightful comments and for posting them on Facebook and Twitter. The Patient, the Most Important Part of the Medical Team Are patients the most important part of the medical team?  Find out what the experts think. Full Post […] Rules of Patient Engagement: How to Deeply Connect with Empathy…

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When Doctors and Nurses Work Together

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA From KevinMD’s medical blog, in a recent post, Kevin Pho, MD answers the question, “Is the doctor-patient relationship really more sacrosanct than the nurse-patient relationship?” posed by Theresa Brown from the Well Blog, The New York Times Health Blog. The answer is “clearly no” writes Pho. Physicians have the ultimate responsibility for treatment decisions, but because nurses spend so much more time with hospital patients than doctors do, we…

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Doctor-Nurse Relationship: How to Energize and Engage the Doctor and Nurse Team

By Barbara Ficarra, RN, BSN, MPA Some patients struggle to communicate effectively with their doctors and some doctors and nurses find it difficult to communicate and collaborate with each other. Historically, the dynamic symbiotic relationship between doctors and nurses has been a little shaky, evidenced by the lack of engagement and respect for one another. Hospitals are chaotic and stressful.  Working in such an environment can lead to frustration and it can take a toll…

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