Schmitt-Thompson, the world’s leading nurse triage guidelines, played a critical role during the 2020 pandemic outbreak. Working hand-in-hand with the Center for Disease Control (CDC), the organization updated its clinical protocols throughout the COVID-19 outbreak. Their efforts helped protect both patients and their families, as well as frontline healthcare workers. In [...]
Steve Jobs, an American business magnate, industrial designer, investor, and media proprietor, was the chairman, chief executive officer, and co-founder of Apple Inc.; chairman and majority shareholder of Pixar; a member of The Walt Disney Company‘s board of directors following its acquisition of Pixar; and founder, chairman, and CEO of NeXT. Jobs was widely recognized as a pioneer [...]
During the tumultuous times brought on by the rapid spread of and panic caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, we’d like to express our sincere appreciation and gratitude to Dr. Barton Schmitt and Dr. David Thompson and the host of clinical nurse contributors and reviewers who collaborated with them to author [...]
For the unfamiliar, physician burnout is a long-term stress reaction experienced by physicians (as well as others working in the medical industry), that’s typically marked by depersonalization, mental and emotional exhaustion, as well as a lack of sense of personal accomplishment. It’s a problem that’s plagued healthcare workers for decades. A 2020 [...]
A common and unfortunate situation that many patients find themselves in is having a physician explain something only for the patient to not understand what was said. Picture it: a patient’s sitting in their doctor’s office after recently having surgery. The doctor begins explaining the appropriate aftercare instructions to the [...]
In a 2019 survey conducted by AMN Healthcare, it was revealed that there are (at the time of writing) several internal factors that are negatively impacting the ongoing nursing shortage. In this survey, AMN Healthcare surveyed nearly 20,000 Registered Nurses (RNs) from all around the United States, attempting to identify challenges [...]
Population health is (as defined by the Center for Disease Control) an interdisciplinary, customizable approach that allows health departments to connect practice to policy for change to happen locally. The CDC describes this approach as different sectors of the healthcare community utilizing non-traditional partnerships among different sectors of the community (public [...]
Outsourcing a medical call center or adding one to your team can seem like an overly daunting task. If you’re considering partnering with one, you may be wondering what questions you should ask, what you should be looking for, or if that even matters. What to Ask Yourself When Shopping [...]
On August 6, a young man in his early 20’s arrived at Salt Lake City Hospital’s Emergency Room. Along with severe aches and pains, he was vomiting and couldn’t breathe properly. The attending physician thought perhaps the man was suffering from an infection, but found none. Within a few days, [...]
The American Cancer Society reports that breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death among women in the United States. For more than 30 years, efforts to reduce breast cancer related deaths have focused on early detection through self-examinations as well as annual mammograms. Although mammography rates have increased dramatically [...]