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Nursing: What It Was, What It Is, and Where It’s Going

 When Florence Nightingale wrote her book Notes on Nursing: What It Is and What It Is Not, the purpose was to assist any woman in the practice of nursing in the home and elsewhere.

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History

“Sugar” – A Preventable Disease with Devastating Consequences

As a child, more than four decades ago, I once heard older relatives talking about their health troubles related to diabetes, which they often simply called “sugar.” This sounded more to me like a tasty treat than a disease.

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Diabetes

Rehabilitation and Care of Immunosuppressed Elderly Patients

The incidence of immunosuppressed elderly patients has increased over the past few years. Hospitals and rehabilitation centers are seeing patients with greater complications, which poses many risks.

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Gerontology / Geriatrics / Elder care
rehab
HIV / AIDS
immunosuppression

CenteringPregnancy: Better Birth Outcomes, Happy Caregivers, Satisfied Patients

The women trickle in, one by one, into a brightly lit ground floor conference room at Providence Hospital, a large urban hospital in Washington, DC. A vibrant social worker greets each one as “honey” as they take their seats in a circle of chairs. Each is...

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CenteringPregnancy: Better Birth Outcomes, Happy Caregivers, Satisfied Patients

The women trickle in, one by one, into a brightly lit ground floor conference room at Providence Hospital, a large urban hospital in Washington, DC. A vibrant social worker greets each one as “honey” as they take their seats in a circle of chairs.

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