Opioid Awareness: New Requirements for DEA-Registered Clinicians

New requirements for DEA-registered clinicians aim to help guide healthcare professionals in their treatment of opioid use disorders. Approximately 645,000 Americans have died from opioid-related overdoses since the CDC began tracking the crisis in 1999. Medical professionals recommend opioid agonist treatment (OAT) as the…

Nurse is comforting an older COVID-19 patient at the ICU

Bugs on Scrubs: Healthcare and Community Acquired Infections

When healthcare acquired infections become community acquired infections  Consider this scenario: It’s flu season on the south wing. At the same time, an epidemic of C. diff patients has hit the ER. You’ve been drawing blood from both units all week, but you don’t mind. You’re…

Oral Cancer: Types and Treatment Options

There are few words in the English language that strike more fear into a person than ‘cancer.’ Even with the exponential advances of the medical and pharmaceutical professions, a cancer diagnosis can stir up a range of emotions, from anxiety to the unyielding resolve…

Pneumonia

What Nurses Should Know About Different Types of Pneumonia

Is pneumonia viral or bacterial?  Aside from childbirth, pneumonia is one of the leading causes of hospital admission in the U.S. It results in approximately 1.4 million adult hospital admissions annually and almost 42,000 deaths. It’s also one of the leading causes of sepsis,…

A PT’s Guide to Preventing Deep Vein Thrombosis

Physical therapists play a critical role in identifying and preventing deep vein thrombosis in at-risk patients.  A 36-year-old female patient receives treatment at a physical therapy clinic for lymphedema management of her right upper extremity secondary to a recent mastectomy. One morning, she presents…

ER doctor holds up three fingers while talking with young girl in soccer uniform holding ice pack to her head. Pediatric concussions concept.

The Non-Sport Aspects of Concussion Management

Concussion management extends beyond the initial event and physical recovery and involves many non-sport aspects that are important for ensuring proper healing.    When a concussion occurs during sports, the first thing to do is make sure that the athlete receives a proper medical evaluation…

The Secret Science of Gratitude

We learn to say “thank you” at an early age. How does that translate to the secret science of gratitude? Over the years, the words have become a habit, an element of polite small talk as ubiquitous — and often as meaningless — as…