One of the first things that patients get at the Roosevelt Warm Springs Institute for Rehabilitation is a shower.
"We believe in water-on-the-body bathing. We know it makes people feel better," said Kathy Clark, RN, MSN, CRRN, assistant director for nursing at the Roosevelt Warm Springs Inpatient Rehabilitation Hospital. "They may have come from critical-care units and had only sponge baths for a long time ... more
As director of nursing research and as director of the Center for Nursing Excellence at St. Joseph's Health System, Diana Meeks-Sjostrom's job is to support nurses, whether it be their practice, professional development, community outreach or research.
"The job of the bedside nurse has changed so much," said Meeks-Sjostrom, Ph.D., RN, CS, FNP-C, ONC. "All nurses today are involved in research, whether they want to be or not. Nursing is now an evidence-based practice. Doing something because that's the way it's always been done just doesn't cut it anymore." ... more
When you have a young child in the hospital for epilepsy brain surgery, and two other daughters and a husband at home, you have your hands full. You don't have time to call every concerned relative and friend with the latest information about your child's condition.
Thanks to a free Internet service called CarePages (www.carepages.com), Shannon Davis and others like her don't have to. They can post their loved one's progress online. ... more