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Two nurses describe their experiences as visiting workers during the pandemic.
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Betacoronavirus/isolation & purification , Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology , Pandemics , Pneumonia, Viral/epidemiology , COVID-19 , Coronavirus Infections/therapy , Coronavirus Infections/virology , Humans , New York City/epidemiology , Pneumonia, Viral/therapy , Pneumonia, Viral/virology , SARS-CoV-2ABSTRACT
Chicago NP Dwayne Dobschuetz makes house calls-often on bike-to improve his patients' health and well-being.
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Community Health Nursing , Geriatrics , Nurse Practitioners , Patient Readmission/trends , Patient-Centered Care , Aged , Chicago , Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing , House Calls , Humans , MaleABSTRACT
Former Army nurse Elizabeth-Mann Salinas has improved burn care worldwide.
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Burns/nursing , Military Medicine/trends , Nursing Care/trends , Humans , Military Medicine/methods , Military Personnel/psychology , Military Personnel/statistics & numerical data , Nursing Care/methodsABSTRACT
Nancy Labov's nonprofit gives young adults in recovery a platform at local schools.
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Alcoholism/prevention & control , Alcoholism/therapy , Behavior, Addictive/therapy , Health Education , School Health Services , Students , Adolescent , Female , Humans , Male , Schools , Young AdultABSTRACT
Regina Cunningham and Kevin Sowers head two of the nation's leading health care institutions.
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For three decades, Julie Metzger has fostered dialogue between preteens and parents.
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Child Development , Health Education/methods , Pediatric Nursing/methods , Sexual Maturation , Child , Communication , Female , Humans , Students/statistics & numerical dataABSTRACT
Sarah Szanton's CAPABLE program helps older adults 'age in place' and cuts health care costs.
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Disabled Persons/rehabilitation , Independent Living , Safety Management/methods , Aged , Humans , United StatesABSTRACT
Dianne Puzycki has worked for the first U.S. hospice since its inception.
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Attitude of Health Personnel , Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing/history , Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing/organization & administration , Nursing Staff/history , Nursing Staff/psychology , Female , History, 20th Century , History, 21st Century , Hospice Care , Humans , United StatesABSTRACT
After years as a Minnesota state representative, Erin Murphy is now running for governor.
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Delivery of Health Care/legislation & jurisprudence , Nursing Staff/history , Politics , History, 21st Century , Humans , Minnesota , WisconsinABSTRACT
A forensic nursing pioneer makes countless contributions to the field.
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Forensic Nursing/history , History of Nursing , Rape , Female , History, 20th Century , History, 21st Century , Humans , United StatesABSTRACT
A nurse's advocacy alters the path of a patient with locked-in syndrome.
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Nurse-Patient Relations , Patient Advocacy , Quadriplegia/nursing , Brain Injuries, Traumatic/complications , Humans , Magnetic Resonance Imaging , Quadriplegia/diagnostic imaging , Quadriplegia/etiology , Quadriplegia/rehabilitation , Treatment OutcomeABSTRACT
As part of its Raise the Voice campaign to showcase nurses who are key players in transforming health care, the American Academy of Nursing has identified nurses they call edge runners-"practical innovators who have led the way in bringing new thinking and new methods to a wide range of health care challenges." This is the sixth in AJN's series of profiles of these nursing innovators. Read and be proud of what nurses can accomplish.
