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Prevention MeasuresDo not shave legs before a pedicure.If you have broken skin or lesions on your legs, do not get...

Because all wounds are not the same, knowing the different phases of healing can result in better wound management and...

Editor's NoteA league of their ownMed/surg nurses deserve recognition as a specialtyWhen you turn around and look back at the...

Troubled Love:Child Abuseand Munchausen ObjectivesThe purpose of this article is to describe current knowledge about Munchausen syndrome by proxy and to...

The Registered Nurse PopulationNational Sample Survey ofRegistered Nurses - March 2000Preliminary Findings - February 2001U.S. Department of Health and Human...

Blowing the Whistle Laws protect nurses who report healthcare fraud

Someone who makes unauthorized public disclosure of wrongdoing. Is whistle-blower...

HomeHelp  BREASTFEEDING — IT TAKES A COMMUNITYPhiladelphia & Tri-state EditionInverted nipples, breast engorgement, poor latching on — the challenges of...

Picture ImperfectFrom Nurse Ratched to Hot Lips Houlihan, Film/TV portrayals of nurses often transmit a warped image of real-life RNs    The...

Suffering in silenceCalifornia’s agricultural industry booms, but health care of low-paid farm workers remains neglected    The same farmworkers who help pull...

Northern exposureU.S. hospitals become a magnetfor Canadian nurses     Canadian nurses are flocking to the United States in record numbers:Between 1990-97, the...