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Virtual Job Opportunities for Nurses: Careers Beyond the Bedside

Diversity Nursing

Nurses can create content for healthcare websites, blogs, pharmaceutical companies, or medical journals. Nurse Health Coach Health coaching is a growing field where Nurses help individuals achieve wellness goals. Nurse Health Coach Health coaching is a growing field where Nurses help individuals achieve wellness goals.

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Peak bodies unite to deliver reform action plan – APNA chief Ken Griffin tells us why

Nursing Review

ACTION 3 : Work with State and Territory Governments to pass laws to support qualified Registered Nurses in every State and Territory to prescribe approved medications under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.

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What is a 12-Hour Rotating Shift?

Celayix

Manufacturing : Continuous production is crucial in sectors like automotive, food, and pharmaceuticals. A rotating shift enables companies to meet production demands without compromising the health and safety of their workforce. This can impact performance, safety, and even mental health if the shift worker if not managed well.

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Australia has a breast cancer problem

Nursing Review

Led by the Centre for Medicine Use and Safety (CMUS) within the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences in collaboration with Monashs School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine (SPHPM) the paper reveals the profound impact of a diagnosis, across a 10 year period.

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Drugs that melt away pounds present more questions than answers, but they could be a key tool in reducing the obesity epidemic

American Nurse

These dire figures are what prompted pharmaceutical companies to search for new weight loss treatments. But during the clinical trials for type 2 diabetes, pharmaceutical companies quickly recognized Ozempic’s potential as a weight loss tool. This led to the release of a new drug, Wegovy, which has a higher dose of semaglutide.

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Top Nursing Jobs Outside the Hospital

Every Nurse

Mental Health Nurse A mental health nurse plays a pivotal role in helping individuals with psychiatric conditions. You’ll need more education to work in the mental health field than is typically necessary for many other positions. Bureau of Labor Statistics points out that since nearly 16.3

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Adapting to the Paradigm Shift in Cystic Fibrosis Treatment

Consult QD

Part of this can be contributed to an aging population, but weight gain is also a side-effect of trikafta has also helped patients gain weight, and Vertex Pharmaceuticals, the manufacturer of trikafta reports “significant BMI increase of 1 kg/m2 on average compared with placebo at 24 weeks.” Reference Patient registry.