Jennifer Larson
Writer and Editor at Freelance
I'm a freelance journalist specializing in covering health care issues for various online publications, including Healthgrades, Parade, Healthline, and Self.
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1 week ago |
oncologynurseadvisor.com | Jennifer Larson
Use of a standardized bedside shift report (BSR) and narrating the essential elements with the patient during a patient handoff improved patient outcomes and boost nurse confidence, according to a presentation at the 50th Annual ONS Congress in Denver, Colorado.
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medicalbag.com | Jennifer Larson
Colorectal cancer (CRC) survivors are living longer, thanks to advances in medicine, but they can still expect to face a number of challenges, which highlights their need for continuing support interventions, according to a study presented in Cancer Nursing. A group of researchers explored quality of life (QOL) and cancer-related experiences of survivors of stages III and IV CRC, with the goal of using the knowledge gained to inform both oncology nursing practice and the care of survivors.
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thecardiologyadvisor.com | Jennifer Larson
Nurse managers can help reduce the toll that workplace bullying (WPB) can take on nurses by implementing comprehensive strategies to reduce bullying behaviors and strengthening nurses’ individual psychological capital, according to the results of a study published in BMC Nursing. A team of researchers explored how psychological capital (PsyCap) moderates the relationship between nurses’ emotional exhaustion and their perceptions of WPB.
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medscape.com | Jennifer Larson
Around 38 million people in the United States — or slightly over 11% of the population — have diabetes, according to the National Diabetes Statistics Report. Experts only expect that number to increase, and research suggests that the burden will be especially significant in low to low-middle socioeconomic areas. Consider the Mississippi Delta, a swath of fertile land in the floodplain of the Mississippi River.
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medscape.com | Jennifer Larson
Primary care practices continue to see a growing number of patients with diabetes, particularly in rural areas where the rates of diabetes tend to be higher than in metropolitan areas. And for the most part, expert agree that’s the appropriate setting for those patients to receive care. Many patients with diabetes can actually be managed by their primary care doctors, according to Absalon Gutierrez, MD, an endocrinologist with UTHealth Houston, Houston.
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RT @AASAHQ: Thank you to the authors who contributed to #AASAmag’s November issue on embracing creative tensions! https://t.co/weC1tVdILn…
Love this.
When I was a building principal, we had a group of boys who were consistently getting office referrals during lunch for aggressive and disruptive behaviors. In the past, these behaviors had led to increasingly severe consequences that did not reduce the negative behaviors (and https://t.co/8vNERkXF6c
Sobering. Very sobering.
Boston University study finds gun assault rates roughly doubled for kids in 4 large cities during the covid-19 pandemic. Black children are now 100 times more likely to be victims than white children. @GunResearch @NJGVRC @jonjaytweets 📝: @SammyCaiola https://t.co/DzjCF9qaY1
