The Nursing Post podcast is a place where nurses can come to keep up-to-date on all nursing matters.We discuss topics on the impacts of the healthcare system on nurses, healthcare in the news, and bring awareness to illnesses and disease.
As passionate nurses with emphasis on education our hope is to inform nurses so they can help advocate for their patients and families.
This is an informative, table discussion by two opinionated nurses. All opinions are our own.
With COVID on the rise again in the U.S., mandating the COVID vaccine is the top priority of many government officials and business owners. Is this the answer to end this pandemic? Today we discuss what we are seeing and our thoughts on mandating the COVID vaccination.
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Although telehealth has existed for years, it had become the number one way to receive non-urgent medical care in 2020. With the pandemic last year, being quarantined and in lock down, many people were unable to receive in person medical care. With this in mind, we discuss the good and the bad.
There are also apps that allow patients to receive counseling sessions from a mental health provider via call, facetime and/or text. Remembering that telehealth/telemedicine has its limits and should not replace the care of your primary care provider. Your PCP gives hands on care, physical exams and blood work and those are important to your total wellness.
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The LBGTQ+ communities have faced an overwhelming bias, along with discrimination and prejudice. Today we discuss a variety of LGBTQ+ topics from terminology you need to know, disparities in healthcare and how this affects LGBTQ+ persons, and way to help.
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Yes, studies show that breastmilk is best for babies. We, as nurses and mothers, know the guilt we can carry when we do our best by our patients and our children, let alone when we cannot. Could you imagine not physically being able to provide for your child with what the world considers is the best for them? Why do we as a society feel the need to judge and shame others when not one parent is perfect? There is more than one way to provide nutrition for our babies! Let’s motivate, encourage and uplift, being a parent is already a hard, lifetime job.
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Group B Strep is a bacteria known as Group B Streptococcus. It mostly lives in the GI tract and genital tracts. According to the CDC, most of the time the bacteria are not harmful and do not make people feel sick or have any symptoms. Sometimes the bacteria invade the body and cause certain infections, which are known as GBS diseases.
Today we go over implications of untreated GBS in pregnancy and adults
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There are 2 different options when it comes to cord blood, collect or discard.
If you choose to collect cord blood then there is another decision, do you donate to a public bank or keep it for your family through a private banking agency.
Couple of things to watch out for when you think about cord blood banking. There can be false claims as to what stems cells and cord blood are currently capable of treating. Misleading patients to bank cord blood for future use of treatment that is either being researched or hypothecated is wrong and illegal.
A recent study done at the University of Colorado Cancer Center is showing some pretty good response when it comes to cancer patients needing bone marrow transplants.
To get more information about cord blood donation or banking, it's important that you speak with your OB/GYN.
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Would like to start out this episode by explaining that there are BIG differences between emotional support animals and service animals. Both are important and have great purpose in helping their owners.
Emotional support animals offer companionship. ESA do not have to be dogs. These animals can help with loneliness, depression, anxiety, and even phobias.
Service Animals are trained to individually work or carry out tasks for an individual with a disability, such as a physical, sensory, psychiatric, intellectual, or other mental handicap.
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Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis is actually a blanket diagnosis for 7 different forms of arthritis in children 16 and under. In this episode we discuss the different types of JIA and treatment options.
Complementary and alternative medical (CAM) therapy:
More than 70% of patients, not only in the US, but in Canada and New Zealand as well, have reported continual use of CAM therapy and 80-90% of parents would recommend use of CAM therapy to another parent for their child as well.
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It’s estimated that more than 20 million Americans use marijuana each month, making it the most popular street drug in the country. More than 60% of Americans surveyed support the idea to legalize marijuana.
It can be consumed in many different ways; topically, consumed through teas, edibles, smoked in joints, blunts, vapes and through bongs. With all that being said, in this episode we are discussing the medicinal uses of marijuana and it’s legalized recreational use.
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