Posts tagged with: healthcare

Global Non-Communicable Disease Management: Underfunded & Overlooked

Heart disease, cancer, asthma – they all impact people worldwide. Yet, when thinking about global health, we often think of communicable diseases – AIDS, tuberculosis, and malaria. Paul Farmer, MD, PhD, co-founder of Partners in Health talks more about reframing... Read More

Missed: Cancer in Ages 15-39

Today marks the beginning of National Young Adult Cancer Awareness Week. Young adults? Cancer? Absolutely. It happens all the time, and we’re not doing enough to help the nearly 70,000 adolescents and young adults (AYA), those ages 15 to 39,... Read More

The Power of Art in Healthcare

Art therapy is routinely used to help patients cope with illness. Jeff Nachtigall shares thoughts about “template creativity” and his experiences empowering artists in long-term healthcare.... Read More

Managing Health Care Decisions and Improvement Through Simulation Modeling

This is part eight of the Nursing Research Challenge. (C’mon, join in the nursing research reading and sharing!) This is the “Nursing” Research Challenge, so I am keen on using articles from only nurse scientists, but I couldn’t resist this... Read More

Impact of California Mandated Acute Care Hospital Nurse Staffing Ratios: A Literature Synthesis

This is part seven of the Nursing Research Challenge. The Article: Donaldson, N. & Shapiro, S. (2010). Impact of California mandated acute care hospital nurse staffing ratios: A literature synthesis. Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice, 11(3): 184-201. Big Idea: “California... Read More

Book Knowledge vs. Experiential Knowledge

As a nurse, I have a lot of book knowledge about health, pathophysiology, pharmacotherapies, diagnostic tests, blah, blah, blah. I do not have a lot of personal experiential knowledge with these things. Yes, I have taken care of many patients,... Read More

“Did I Ever Tell You How Lucky You Are?” Healthcare Version

Last week we celebrated Dr. Seuss’ birthday with an interactive story collaboration. Here’s our final product! Did I ever tell you how lucky you are? Suppose you worked In a bustling GI lab That hadn’t a restroom Now that would... Read More

Dr. Seuss, Healthcare, & an Interactive Seussical Story

Happy birthday to Dr. Seuss, whose real name was Theodor Seuss Geisel. Born March 2, 1904, Dr. Seuss wrote 44 children’s books, illustrated advertising campaigns, and worked in the U.S. Army animation department. In honor of his birthday, today is... Read More

Second Opinions are Hard for Nurses, Too

As a nurse, I routinely tell friends who inquire of a diagnosis that it’s okay to get a second opinion. As an oncology nurse, if one of my friends or family received a cancer diagnosis, I’d definitely say see another... Read More

Book Review: “The Designful Company”

The Designful Company: How to Build a Culture of Nonstop Innovation by Marty Neumeier is a read well-worth your time. It won’t take too much of it, though. You could start and finish the book on a plane ride or... Read More