You wake up one morning thinking you have strep throat. You frantically call your primary care doctor, who might not have any openings for a week. Fortunately, a better option exists for patients like this who want to squeeze medical appointments in between meetings.
Generosity of spirit is a part of a nurse’s job description. Nurses instinctively provide care unselfishly, care that extends not only to their patients, but also to their patients’ families,...
Just as the year 2012 ended, Gallup released a poll ranking the most trusted professions in America, and again, for the eleventh year in a row, nurses topped the list. This news comes as no...
Sarah Rives, ’13, typically meets challenges head-on. As a volunteer at a clinic in the Dominican Republic, she developed a rapid testing program to reduce maternal HIV transmissions for women...
More than a dozen states have passed legislation expanding the role of nurse practitioners (NPs) so they can help fill the shortage of primary care providers in the U.S. But a new study from...
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) patients face a variety of difficulties when attempting to access the health care system, from ill-conceived definitions of sexuality and gender...
When President Obama, during his Second Inaugural Address, reaffirmed our nation’s founding principles of tolerance and equality by invoking “Seneca Falls, Selma and Stonewall” and by aligning his...
Wanda Montalvo is an executive nurse leader and health care consultant with more than twenty years of experience in quality improvement and community health. She previously served as the Clinical...
