Dismantling LGBTQ+ Health Barriers

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Now that we’re reaching the end of June, you’ve probably noticed that this is Pride Month. If you’re not familiar with its origins, Pride celebrates the anniversary of June 28, 1969, when a confrontation with police at Stonewall Inn ignited the modern gay rights movement. These days, many corporations treat it as a marketing opportunity […]

Meet our June Nurse of the Month: Trista Nelson

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This month you’ll meet nurse Trista Nelson, who comes highly praised. “I have never heard or seen her shy away from a difficult patient,” says Loida Leal, RN. “She reminds me of a duck paddling through water. Calm and collected above water, but underneath the surface, she’s going at 100mph. Through the most difficult of […]

The Dangers of Alarm Fatigue

Clinical Corner by Scott Giles It’s Sunday morning. A patient checks in just before dawn, complaining of chest pain. She’s rushed into an EKG, but it doesn’t show any alarming ST elevation and the initial troponin is negative. Your team decides to monitor the patient and repeat the troponin level at four hours – a […]

Meet Our May Nurse of the Month, Carla Warnke!

 Have you ever met a nurse who not only takes excellent care of her patients but also her fellow nurses? That’s Carla Warnke, who we’re told “is simply the kindest, hardest-working nurse who will always be by your side to help with whatever you need.”   Hi Carla, thanks for talking to us! How long […]

Hand Hygiene, Nurse Manicures, and Infant Deaths

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If you’re a nurse, you’ve probably seen articles on the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) infant who passed away due to bacteria from a nurse’s long nails. It stirred up an upsetting – but valuable – Internet conversation on hand hygiene. In fact, Google searches around nurse nails and NICU deaths increased 140% that week. If […]

Preventing Skin Cancer in Native Communities

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Ah, summer. It’s almost time for barbecues and beaches and pool parties and… skin cancer? From mowing the lawn to a round of golf to attending a music festival, the summer months are full of outdoor activities that involve sun exposure. Melanoma and other forms of skin cancer don’t always get the spotlight when Indigenous […]