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The Dangers of Prescription Drug Sharing

By Kristen Stewart
Carolyn Baird, RN has seen it all when it comes to the sharing of controlled substances. "I have seen a number of cases of young women taking someone else's medication (with and without the other person's knowledge)," says Baird, a co-occurring disorde (more)

Single-Room Hospitals Benefit Nurses and Patients

By Aricka Flowers
Several European countries, including France, Britain and the Netherlands, either already have or are working toward exclusively single-room hospitals. Now it's time for America (more)

High-Tech Tools for Nurses

By Tracey Porpora
Today’s nurses have access to a wide array of high-tech products, systems and instruments that are helping them do their job more efficiently. “Technology is a tool to help improve the nursing practice (more)

Nursing as a Second Career

By Charles Nguyen
With job security now in question throughout the United States, the dependability of employment in nursing fields is often payment enough in itself. Needs for capable employees in health care are so strong and steady that more job-seekers are joining the (more)

How to Teach Your Most Difficult Patients, Part 2

By Lara Alspaugh RN, BSN
Last month on NurseTV.com, two nursing experts weighed in on two common patient scenarios. In both cases, the hypothetical situations presented unique problems when it came to one of the most important roles in nursing-patient education. (more)

Nursing Dilemma: Vaccine-Wary Parents

By Steve Goodman
The vaccine debate first arose from a study by British researcher Andrew Wakefield. Published in 1998 in The Lancet, the study suggested there was a connection between the MMR vaccine and autism. It claimed that mercury in the vaccine caused the developme (more)

When Complimentary and Alternative Medicine Works

By Jennifer Wang
Nurses and medical professionals rely heavily on traditional medicines and treatments to fight disease and pain in their patients. But, more and more Americans are also incorporating complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) into their health regimen. (more)

How to Teach Your Most Difficult Patients

By Lara Alspaugh RN, BSN
Education is a fundamental responsibility of nursing practice. We teach patients and their families. But, not all teaching situations are ideal. We've all taken care of the patients who argue with every sliver of information they're provided and will (more)

How to Treat Young Patients with Autism

By Deborah Mitchell
Every young patient has his or her own personality traits, which can be challenging, but are often delightful. Special challenges can arise, however, when young patients have autism or autistic spectrum disorder (ASD). (more)

Finding Your Voice in the Age of HIPAA

By Selena Chavis
Tell your stories. Sharing your experiences as a nurse can help change and better promote the image of nursing, says Suzanne Gordon, co-author of From Silence to Voice, a book that provides practical advice to nurses on how to effectively communicate... (more)

Companion Diagnostics Hit the Big Time

By Mark Terry
Companion diagnostics recently came on the scene for healthcare providers in a big way with a sensitivity test for the anticoagulant drug warfarin (Coumadin). Companion diagnostics, also known as personalized medicine, is, simply put, a laboratory test... (more)