There has been a lot of buzz around the Blogosphere (more specifically the medical circles of the Blogosphere) lately about medical professionals’, their personal and/or professional blog habits and HIPAA. Do we professionals follow any specific guidelines when blogging about our job, our co-workers, or our patients? How about the information we share on our [...]
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As a Registered Nurse we are required to take a Microbiology class, or something similar. We need to be familiar with and have a working knowledge of this microscopic world to have a better understanding and an appreciation for the disease process and how it affects us. We learn some very shocking things about fomites [...]
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I have this problem with the healthcare profession. We should practice what we preach. Or better yet, we should practice what we teach. Patient education is a corner stone of the healthcare profession. No matter what your medical specialty is, no matter what facet of healthcare you contribute to, you teach. You teach your clients, [...]
Here is why Med-Bloggers need to be careful with what information they share on the internet through what ever avenue they use. Everything from social networking sites, forums and personal blogs are still subject to the laws that police and protect the health care system. Follow the link below: 2 NM hospital workers fired for [...]
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Happiness is a state of mind, not a situational result. Carpe Diem I’ve touched on Bad Days. I’ve touched on how we all have them. We all hate them. We all need LESS of them. I’ve also touched on how I don’t have bad days. I vaguely remember having this conversation with a professor of [...]
