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The Life-Long Impact of a Catastrophic Injury on People

Nurses Advocates

A Real Life Event Recently, I have been working with a man who sustained a spinal cord injury in 2020 while he lived in North Dakota. He was told to hang in there till he went on Medicare, that things would improve. Until I met Troy, I did not realize the life-long impact of a catastrophic injury has on people.

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Caring for Medically Complex Children Takes a Village

Nurse.com

In this model, nurses provide not only care but also coordination of care and can develop patient-focused care plans, which is necessary to keep everything running smoothly, according to Whitfield. Children’s hospitals in the U.S. For the project, 10 children’s hospitals in the U.S. Learn About Nearby Opportunities.

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Nurse referrals to pharmacy

American Nurse

Proper identification of potential medication errors and adverse interactions occurs when the nurse reviews medications with the patient, collaborates with the interprofessional team, and seeks to improve patient adherence and decrease costs. American Nurse Journal. September 2020. 2020; 86(1):29-38. 2020; 28(8):3557-69.