On the day of their colonoscopy, I always ask my patient if they have any questions before we get started. The most frequently asked question is "What made you go into this specialty?"
Med errors occur, and the consequences can be fatal. It is a problem of the systems as much as it is of the humans. https://t.co/07BDEmm5lt
Nurses do not keep track of the lives they save, nor should they live in fear and guilt for the lives they fail due to systems failure
Please know that all nurses are tuning in for this trial. Understand that your actions now will determine how the future workforce looks like. The ramifications and emotional trauma inflicted by this case is tremendous to nursing professionals
A Nigerian medical student at Poland/Ukraine border (Medyka-Shehyni) told me she has been waiting 7hrs to cross, she says border guards are stopping black people and sending them to the back of the queue, saying they have to let 'Ukrainians' through first.
Asian nations have been intermittently masking for many years and now, only now, do we understand the famously poor academic performance of their children.
Happy 2022! A gentle reminder that COVID has been here for 3 years now (and most likely for many more years to come). Be safe while celebrating so you're not one of those 80,000 daily new cases in the US.
S.2157 Mental Health Follow up care after Emergency Room Visits. Urge you all to write to Congress.Please use this short brief to send a message out. Call To Action: https://t.co/BP0uvXSpuT
#Mentalhealth#NAMI#anac#JHSON
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In US approximately,4 million patients with mental health/substance use disorder lack insurance and frequently use ED for crisis. Can we push the Congress to do something about it? Check out S.2157 Improve Mental Health Access to care Act!
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As a Philly made, I am very disappointed about this. This is yet another crime against Asian (the victims being verbally abused and beat up were Asians). I don't care what happened, these perpetrators needs to be held accountable for their actions.
5: Did you get a sticker when you got the flu shot?
Me: no
5: Maybe it’s because people don’t care about you as much because you’re an adult.
Me: probably ☹️
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has issued an executive order banning all state entities, including private employers, from enforcing Covid vaccine mandates
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And, unfortunately, many queer people, especially trans and nonbinary people and people of color, still do not experience the relative safety that white gay people in liberal places like me are privileged to have.
The world doesn't get better on its own- we have to fight for it
The problem of vaccination in people of color is access, while of red Americans and young adults is perception and denialism. Definitely need a different and more intimate fix to change one's perception.
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A6: On an organization level, the pandemic shows how valuable nurses are. It provides a good opportunity to include more nurses in leadership and decision making, and give us some leverage to improve our work conditions and org policies #HealthPolicy21#JHSON
A6: there is a huge time lapse between psych discharge from hospital to follow-up visits for outpatient psych facilities. for our group project in this class, we are looking at H.R.1205, which provides fund to ensure proper psych follow-up after discharge #HealthPolicy21#JHSON