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Strategy for STD Surge: Treat Partners Without a Doctor Visit In response to a nationwide surge in sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and to prevent re-infection, physicians are prescribing antibiotics for patients as well as patients' partners.
Kaiser Health News, November 15, 2018
AIPM 2018 Online Resource Beneficial for Underserved Pain Patients Interactive resource includes group visits and nonpharmacologic options for treating chronic pain in a low-income, medically underserved population.
Medscape Medical News, November 14, 2018

Malpractice Case: Staff Activities That Could Lead to Problems Physicians can be challenged to know in detail all of the activities occurring within a busy medical practice. But an occasional check on regular procedures is a good place to start.
Cooperative of American Physicians, November 16, 2018
Nurse Leadership: Breaking the Code Catherine Burger tells nurses what it takes to become a nurse leader and how to land a nurse leadership position.
Medscape Nurses, November 15, 2018

Caring for the Caregivers
Nursing Economics, November 9, 2018
A Process for Identifying Individual Health Priorities
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, October 30, 2018
Ethical Awareness: What It Is and Why It Matters
OJIN: The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing, October 26, 2018
Mobile Devices and Healthcare-Associated Infections
American Nurse Today, October 26, 2018
The Value of Nurse Staffing
Nursing Economics, October 26, 2018

Can I Be a 'Nurse Coach' Across State Lines? A registered nurse in California wants to serve clients in other states as a certified nurse coach. Is it legal?
Medscape Nurses, October 25, 2018

Nurse Uniforms: Who Cares What Nurses Wear? A look back at nursing uniforms reveals how and why we ended up dressing the way we do.
Medscape Nurses, April 6, 2017