Posts tagged with: advocacy

#ThisIsOurLane: Healthcare Professionals Clap Back at NRA’s Snarl of Recently Published Gun-Related Injury Evidence

The National Rifle Association (NRA) tweeted November 7, 2018, that physicians should “stay in their lane,” indicating their voices in gun legislation is irrelevant. The NRA was “[upset]…the medical community…consulted NO ONE but themselves” in research e-published ahead of print... Read More

From Underestimated Cervical Cancer Rates to Handling Haters: A Nursetopia Reading & Education Mashup [Part 23]

Here’s a little of what I’ve been reading recently: Cervical Cancer Rates Underestimated. Study Says by Huffington Post Health Insurance Company CEOs Total Compensation in 2013 via @firefighterAB from @NHLABOR_NEWS 30 Simple Tools for Data Visualization by Fast Company The... Read More

The Nursing Profession: Worth Advocating For

I have a nursing bias. I know that. I consider it a strength. Not everyone shares my thoughts, though. And that’s okay. Diversity of thought is a tremendous strength of any organization. People I share numerous meetings with and those... Read More

#BCSM: Like Epinephrine at 2100

Sure, you might be reading this at any hour of the day, but at my present writing time, I just finished an invigorating discussion with the amazing #BCSM community via Twitter. We specifically discussed nurses’ role in oncology care, and... Read More

Congrats, Tavenner!

Congratulations, I think, to Marilyn Tavenner, a former nurse and hospital executive, on her U.S. Senate confirmation May 15, 2013, to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). She has served as the acting administrator of CMS since late... Read More

From Pretending to Work to Failing at Your Dreams: A Nursetopia Reading and Education Mashup [Part 6]

Here’s a sampling of my informal reading this week: 3 Ways People Pretend to Work – at Home or the Office by Blanchard LeaderChat Worst Magazine Cover of the Year? Time’s Coverline is Wrong, Grandiose, and Cruel by Slate Following Your Bliss,... Read More

Are You Perpetuating Cancer Myths?

Today is the Union for International Cancer Control‘s (IUCC) World Cancer Day. A lot of myths surround cancer. As healthcare professionals, it is our duty to help dispel these myths. Often, though, we are part of the perpetual myth-movement, standing... Read More

2013 Health Care Crystal-Ball-Gazing

Go ahead – pick up the crystal ball. Take a look at what 2013 holds or may hold for health care. Two organizations have already laid out their thoughts on the next year in healthcare. Medscape’s slideshow is quick and... Read More