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May 22nd, 2013 
John Buck
More than 40% of patients being treated for COPD at a federally funded clinic did not have the disease, researchers found after evaluating the patients with spirometry, the diagnostic “gold standard” for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. “While there have been many studies of the under-diagnosis of COPD, there has not been a US-based study that [...]
Posted in Acute/Ambulatory, Associations & Groups, Cardiovascular/Pulmonary, Colleagues, Community Health, Family/General Practice, Featured, Home Care, Long Term Care, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing, Pharmacy, Physician Assistant, Respiratory 
Tags: ATS, COPD, Health Disparities, Pulmonary, respiratory, spirometry, Uninsured 
No Comments » May 16th, 2013 John BuckWatch two men experience simulated labor pain with their wives looking on and acting as coaches. No thanks. I know I’m a wimp. Labor Pain Simulation from Kensington on Vimeo. Source: Thought Catalog
May 14th, 2013 John Buck
Just add dogs. It turns out that’s a fairly easy recipe for taking a bit of the stress out of the room, one that Caitanya Min, Trad. ’13, of the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing (JHUSON) believes should be served every time exam season rolls around. Her fellow students got a feel for what [...]
Posted in Colleagues, Community Health, Family/General Practice, Featured, Home Care, Long Term Care, Mental Health, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Ortho/Rehab, Pediatrics, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant, Speech/Language/Hearing, Women's Health Tags: JHUSON, Johns Hopkins, Mental Health, Pets on Wheels, School of Nursing, Stress, Therapy Dogs No Comments » May 14th, 2013 John Buck
What do you think about Jolie’s decision? Was it a wise choice or an unnecessary procedure? Comment below.
Hollywood film star Angelina Jolie announced Tuesday that she has undergone a double mastectomy because she carries a genetic mutation that greatly increases her risk of potentially fatal breast cancer.
She said she began the process to have both of her breasts removed in early February because she lost her mother, actress Marcheline Bertrand, to breast cancer when her mother was just 56.
May 9th, 2013 John Buck
Nurses Week celebrates the accomplishment of nurses throughout the year. It is based around the birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, who was, in essence, also the first modern battlefield nurse. Maj. Edward Walsh, Army nurse and clinical nurse officer in charge of the CRDAMC medical/surgical ward explains, “Nightingale was a British [...]
Posted in Associations & Groups, Colleagues, Featured, Nurse Practitioners, Nursing, Professions, Specialties Tags: Combat, CRDAMC, Florence Nightingale, Military, Nurse Week No Comments »
