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10 Tips for Surviving Night Shift in Healthcare

By MaryAnn DePietro - May 18, 2015

Working in healthcare can be a great career choice for a variety of reasons. Whether you are working as a nurse, tech or physician assistant, you have the opportunity to make on impact on your patients,

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Night Shift in Healthcare

HIPAA and Social Media: A Simple Guide

By Rachel Ragosa - May 12, 2015

Most people have some sort of social media account. While it is a great medium for sharing family photos, funny videos, or interesting news stories, it has become a big liability for medical employers.

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HIPAA and Social Media - A Simple Guide

Avoid Social Media Sins in Healthcare

By Angie Best-Boss RN - April 16, 2015

The minute Laura met Casey, she was smitten. The tow-haired little boy captured her heart as soon as she walked into his hospital room. He seemed so small sitting in his hospital bed, reading to his

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Social Media Sins

Nurse Practitioner & Physician Assistant Career Analysis

By Julie Sweet - April 15, 2015

How the Primary Care Physician Shortage is Boosting Nurse Practitioner and Physician’s Assistant Demand This year marks the 50th anniversary of the launch of the Nurse Practitioner and Physician’s

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Nurse Practitioner & Physician Assistant Career Analysis

Bedside Manner: What's Missing in Our Healthcare Education?

By Brooke Chaplan - April 7, 2015

Since the age of Hippocrates, the importance of an empathetic relationship between doctor and patient during treatment has been acknowledged. In one of the works from the Hippocratic Corpus, a collection

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Bedside Manner: What's Missing in our Healthcare Education?

Quality Improvement in the Healthcare Workplace

By Anya M. - April 1, 2015

Quality Improvement in the Healthcare Workplace: Educate Yourself and Engage Your Colleagues Quality improvement (QI) has emerged as a powerful buzzword in healthcare, and for good reason. The quality

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Quality Improvement in the Healthcare Workplace

Maintain Provider Credibility by Looking the Part

By Faith A. Coleman, MD - February 16, 2015

Negative bias toward overweight and obesity saturates American society. Obese people are vulnerable to being stereotyped as lazy, undisciplined, intellectually inferior, and lacking in willpower. Prejudice

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Preventing Healthcare Worker Burnout

By MaryAnn DePietro - February 12, 2015

One of the reasons why someone may choose healthcare as a career is his or her desire to help people. Although working in the medical field can be gratifying, it can also present some challenges unique

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What to Do When a Patient Threatens to Sue

By Rachel Ragosa - February 2, 2015

Most people choose a career in medicine because they enjoy caring for others. Even with the best of intentions, things can go wrong. As a result, a patient may become angry and threaten to sue. It

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NURSE Corps Loan Repayment Program Application Cycle Now Open

By Angie Best-Boss RN - January 20, 2015

If you have student debt and are working with an underserved population, the 2015 NURSE Corps Loan Repayment Program might be exactly what you are looking for. You might qualify for the opportunity

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