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Enzymes Versus Nerve Agents: Designing Antidotes for Chemical Weapons

Scientists invented chemical weapons; some are now working to destroy them.

A chemical weapons attack that killed more than 80 people, including children, triggered the Trump administration’s recent missile strikes against the Syrian government. The use of illegal nerve agents – apparently by the Assad regime – violated international law; President Trump said he was moved to act by images of the victims’ horrible deaths. But there’s another path to mitigate the danger of chemical weapons. This route lies within the domains of science – the very same science that produced chemical weapons in the first place.

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The 5 Best Things About Being an Occupational Therapist

There are tons of great things about being an OT. But what are the very best things?

from Mama OT

When it comes right down to it, the primary, overarching purpose of any occupational therapy service or intervention is to improve a person’s ability to participate in their daily occupations. Those activities they want or need to be able to complete on a daily basis. Learning or re-learning how to get dressed, self-feed, or bathe. Learning how to play with friends while maintaining appropriate physical or emotional participation. Learning how to drive again after a life-altering injury. Figuring out how to stay focused or organized enough to keep up at school.

These are all “occupations”. And occupational therapy practitioners care about all of them.

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7 Habits of Highly Effective Physical Therapists

PTs who consistently perform at the tip-top of their potential exercise these seven habits.

from WebPT

You’ve completed the necessary coursework to earn your credentials—and you’ve kept up to date on new research in your field through continuing education courses—but if you want to be a highly effective physical therapist, you’ve got to do more than that. PTs who consistently perform at the tip-top of their potential also exercise these seven habits.

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Patient Safety: A Public Health Crisis for a Nation of Patients

It’s essential that every health care encounter is safe and free from harm. Sadly, that isn’t the case.

from STAT

The United States is a nation of patients. More than 300 million Americans—95 percent of us—encounter the nation’s health care system at least once in the space of five years. It’s essential that every health care encounter is safe and free from harm. Sadly, that isn’t the case.

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The Top Hospitals for Patient Experience in 2017

Healthgrades says it has identified the top 15 percent of facilities when it comes to patients experience.

from Healthcare Finance

This week, Healthgrades named more than 400 hospitals to its 2017 Outstanding Patient Experience Award class highlighting those facilities and systems that excel when it comes to keeping patients happy.

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Depression Among Nurses: It’s Real

Nurses are twice at risk for depression than the general population.

from NurseBuff

Every day, nurses experience a great deal of stress. You’re thinking of problems at work, people relying on you for their care, and tons of responsibilities piling up at home. With so many things to do and think about, it’s tempting to just quit and leave—but you can’t. And that’s where things start to get worse.

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What Happens to Patient Care When There Are Not Enough Nurses?

The U.S. does not have enough RNs. What does that mean for the nation’s sick and elderly?

from Kellogg Insight

What are the repercussions of lower nurse staffing for patients? Do sick people get worse care, or possibly die more often, when there are not enough nurses on staff at a hospital or nursing home? In new research, Friedrich, an assistant professor of strategy, finds that a sharp reduction in the number of nurses at a facility can have detrimental effects on patients, particularly those residing in nursing homes. And even in hospitals, where staffing systems blunted much of the impact of a nursing shortage, patient care still suffered.

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One Man’s Desperate Quest for a Brutal Surgery

The operation is so terrifying some call it MOAS: the Mother of All Surgeries.

from STAT

The operation is so terrifying some call it MOAS: The Mother of All Surgeries. It can take 16 hours. The risk of complications is high. And after 30 years of research, doctors are still arguing about how well it works.

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EHRs Eat Up Half of Doctors’ Workday with Unpaid Labor

Doctors are reimbursed for office visits, lab work, and medical procedures but not for desktop tasks.

from Healthcare Finance

Doctors spend about half of their EHR time during patient encounters, according to new findings published in Health Affairs. The other half is consumed by desktop medicine tasks for which they do not get reimbursed.

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Hospice or Palliative Care?

NPs can guide patients to optimize care and support at the end of life.

from The Nurse Practitioner

NPs care for patients with chronic diseases such as heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cancer, and dementia. As the disease progresses or patients age, disease-related symptoms may become increasingly burdensome, and these patients may benefit from hospice or palliative care. NPs can guide individuals in this process to optimize care and support at the end of life.

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