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I never used to think much about costumes and healthcare professionals. Sexy nurse? Not for me, but I guess go ahead. It didn’t seem that important. Until I became a healthcare professional. It’s absolutely okay to dress as a nurse... Read More

Disparities abound for vulnerable populations facing a cancer diagnosis. An American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) video provides a good overview of such disparities. Yeah, the music and background are quintessential government-video-production-quality, but the information is still good to know.... Read More

Special thanks for @tersenurse for spotting this sign, snapping a pic, and tweeting it so we can all see this first-of-its-kind, bold message. (Click on the photo link in her original tweet below.) Love it!... Read More

  The Article: Paskett, E., Harrop, P., & Wells, K. (2011). Patient navigation: An update on the state of the science. CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 61(4): 237-249. Big Idea: Patient navigation has been around for over 20 years... Read More

The Huffington Post reported Linda Harvey, Mission America radio host, warned parent listeners to not allow gay healthcare professionals to care for their children while in the hospital. Actually, she said it was okay in emergent situations; but in non-emergent... Read More

Until recently, I really haven’t worked with social workers much in a clinical setting. The very first community hospital I worked in had one social worker for the entire 250+ bed hospital. Yes, one. (Their model included nurse case managers.)... Read More

Ever notice how many animal metaphors are in our business jargon? Soaring with eagles. Leading like geese. Eating the frog. Stomping on cockroaches. Herding cats. Squishing ants. Swimming with sharks. Taming tigers. Chewing the elephant. Trotting with turkeys. Yeah, I... Read More

A cancer patient from the community calls in. Someone referred her knowing we could help connect her with available resources for many of her unmet psychosocial needs. And what type of cancer do you have? There are a lot of... Read More

No one should die because they lack health insurance, yet the travesty happens daily. Even more so, the lack of insurance delays diagnoses and treatment decisions leading the poorer prognoses, disparate outcomes, and more costly, complex care. It’s a no-win... Read More

The Article: Ulrich, B., Krozek, C., Early, S., Ashlock, C., Africa, L., & Carman, M. (2010). Improving retention, confidence, and competence of new graduate nurses: Results from a 10-year longitudinal database. Nursing Economics, 28(6): 363-375. Big Idea: This article discusses... Read More