Education Health Literacy Patient Experience 
Diversity Nursing
MAY 3, 2023
Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) Social determinants of health can often be confused with health disparities. Although similar, SDOH refers to an individual's personal circumstances apart from medical care and genetics that can affect health outcomes.
MAS Medical Staffing
MARCH 21, 2023
As a new nurse or healthcare professional, you’re acutely aware that your duties extend far beyond tending to your patients’ immediate needs—and that effective patient teaching is a crucial part of your responsibilities. Research backs the importance of patient education, too. What Is Patient Education?
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American Nurse
JULY 21, 2023
Using current technology, perhaps the patient’s name band could get an upgrade, turning it into a wearable fitness bracelet that can track the number of steps the patient has taken ( 7,000 steps a day reduces mortality from cardiovascular diseases) and upload the information into the electronic health record.
The Nurse Break
OCTOBER 3, 2022
Over the next 8 years I had the opportunity to work across a range of cancer services – including clinical haematology, radiation oncology and medical oncology as a Clinical Nurse Specialist and an Oncology Nurse Educator. When the patient sees the Medical Oncologist and a treatment regime is confirmed, I am introduced to the patient.
Health Leaders | Nursing
AUGUST 5, 2024
However, IV and blood draw procedures are a necessary part of the hospital stay, and according to Anna Kiger , system chief nurse officer at Sutter Health , they make the patient experience less positive. "It Completely engage the patient, distract them, [and] make sure that the patient is fully educated on what to expect."
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