Nurses Behind the Silver Screen
For the majority of nurses, the workplace is a clinic or a wing of a hospital, but for some, location can vary quite a bit. School nurses, sports therapy nurses, traveling nurses all may do their work in a variety of surroundings. But no surroundings change quite as much as they do for the nurses […]
Taking The Needles Out Of Vaccines
Vaccines have become a big topic in the news once again, as outbreaks of measles have begun popping up across the country with alarming frequency. In the Pacific Northwest, Governor Inslee (Washington) recently declared a state of emergency after 55 cases of measles were diagnosed just since the beginning of the year. 11 other states […]
Did Scientists Really Just Cure Cancer?
Provo College Cancer is a disease that touches just about everyone. According to the American Cancer Society, men have a 39% chance of contracting some form of cancer at some point in their lives, while women have a slightly lower risk at 37%. And if you’re fortunate enough not be diagnosed with cancer yourself, the […]
The Man Who Changed Nursing For Singapore
When Mr. Goh Teck Koon first walked into a hospital in 1964 Singapore, he had no idea the chain of events it would begin. A late bloomer (having failed English in secondary school), Goh was desperate for whatever job he could find. He wasn’t qualified to be a doctor, and because male nurses were almost […]
The “Singing Nurse” Earns International Praise
A trip to the hospital is never fun for patients. The unfamiliar surroundings, the fears and anxieties, even the smells can put a sick person in an even darker state of mind. But nurses find new ways ever day to help bring a little light to those rooms, and the right hero in scrubs can […]
