Career Sphere
46 Get creative about nursing
By Sandy Summers and Harry Summers
Make sure nurses are presented positively in the media by creating your own videos, books, artwork, and more.
Focus on … Emergency Care
52 Acute pain management in the trauma patient on chronic opiate therapy
By Jennifer Yeager and Kelly D. Rosenberger
A multimodal approach may be the best method for managing acute pain in your patient who’s receiving treatment for opioid addiction.
From Where I Stand
56 Informed consent for foreign-educated health professionals
By Leah Curtin
Legally and ethically, all health professionals should have access to the resources they need to ensure they understand the contracts they sign.
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Health promotion and disease prevention in rural communities
By Diana Niland and Tricia Barbarito
Learn how a critical access hospital in rural West Virginia developed a program to help members of the community reduce its risk of diabetes. Available at AmericanNurseToday.com/?p=25764
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