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May 2018
TONL News & Updates
By Teresa Walding, RN, BSN, NC-BC Reprinted with permission from the American Holistic Nurses Association, Copyright 2018. In 2012, 25 million U.S. adults reported experiencing chronic pain on a daily basis (Nahin, 2015). A study funded by the Institute of Medicine has estimated that the cost of chronic pain in the United States ranges from $560 to $635 billion a year in medical treatments and lost productivity (Gaskin & Richard, 2012). It was one of those statistics at the time these studies were taking place. I had pain daily. I was taking Aleve and alternating it with Tylenol every day to tolerate the pain. Every muscle in my body hurt. My lower back would spasm merely lying in bed. I would have to stop and brace myself (mentally) just to sit down or stand up. In short, I was miserable. I knew I did not want to start taking narcotics for the pain...I’m a nurse...I wanted to find the root cause of the pain. So I made an appointment with my PCM and thus began the long wait for specialty appointments with rheumatology, a battery of blood tests, MRIs, detailed assessments, and frequent return appointments for test results. After almost a year, I still had no definitive diagnosis.
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Nursing Leadership
HealthLeaders Media A difficult experience with the healthcare system inspired one nurse leader to improve patient experience through patient- and family-centered care.
Nurse.com Jane refused to attend the monthly Tuesday nursing shared governance council activities where many staff nurses discussed issues of clinical practice, management, education and quality. Find out why she should.
Daily Nurse With the stress of the health care profession, it can be challenging to rally your energy or exude optimism on a daily basis. If you’re in a management role, you may notice signs of dwindling happiness among the staff.
SmartBrief We all know that failure happens to everyone. The only thing that separates people who succeed from those who don’t is a proper understanding of what failure means.
Education and Events
Who drives innovation? Hospital leaders with the skills, network, and experience to drive change. Build all three by joining the next class of fellows. May 10-11, 2018
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Healthcare Industry
NPR Most people are familiar with some form of triage: When you go to an emergency room, you first sit down with a triage nurse who records your symptoms, takes your vital signs and assesses the urgency of your medical need.
Now News Rapid advances in healthcare technology trends, such as hand-held genome sequencers and cancer treatment drugs, are shaking up the healthcare industry. In the wake of World Health Day on April 7, here’s a closer look at some important new medical technology.
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Advancing Holistic Health
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Practice and Patient Care
Minority Nurse The stress of nursing can take quite a toll on nurses emotionally and psychologically. Learn to recognize the signs, what to do, and when to seek help.
Daily Nurse Vanderbilt’s dean of nursing on her career path and advice to others.
Nurse.com Susan I. Liu, BSN, RN, CCRN, TCRN, is on a mission to save lives in the community. Liu is showing nurses and other healthcare professionals how they can train laypeople in the community to control hemorrhages, which can save lives in emergent situations such as terrorist or mass shooting events.
Small Business Trends When hiring support staff for a medical practice, one of the most important qualities you should look for is a good bedside manner.
Members in the News
Baylor Media Communications Recent Baylor University nursing graduate Amanda Ward Braswell, B.S.N. ’17, of Carrollton, Texas, has been selected to receive a prestigious Fulbright grant to India. She is among three Fulbright recipients this spring and Baylor’s 52nd Fulbright recipient since 2001.
D Healthcare Nurses on the DFW Great 100 Nurses list were honored during an event at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center on April 18. This year’s iteration features 34 nurses from Texas Health Resources, 23 from Medical City Healthcare, and 15 from Parkland Health & Human Services.