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Brittany Means, RN, BSN: Feb 10, 2021
Most advice on becoming an effective leader is geared—maybe not surprisingly—toward the things we can change about ourselves. We focus our attention...
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Brittany Means, RN, BSN: Jan 22, 2021
Picture this: About 12 hours into your 24-hour shift, you and your partner are finally sitting down to your first real meal of the day. Just as the first bite of warm food hits your lips, the tones...
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Brittany Means, RN, BSN: Feb 16, 2018
For most, the words “MR CLEAN” evoke thoughts of the bald man on the bottle of your go-to household cleaner, but for those of us in stroke care, those words immediately take us back to the monumental...
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Brittany Means, RN, BSN: Feb 08, 2018
In my life, for all of the important things -- weddings, holiday events, dinners, etc. -- the first thing that my loved ones and I do is create a dedicated channel for that event, in the form of a...
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Brittany Means, RN, BSN: Jan 12, 2017
1.9 million neurons, 14 billion synapses, and 7.5 miles of myelinated fibers — this is what a brain experiencing an acute stroke loses every MINUTE that passes without treatment. Even more...
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Brittany Means, RN, BSN: May 31, 2016
What do car-phones, pagers, Nintendo, and Sony Discman all have in common? They were the top contenders for the hottest gadgets of 1985. You read that right-1985, as in over 30 YEARS ago! While cell...
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Brittany Means, RN, BSN: May 19, 2015
Whether it be as a visitor of a dear friend after surgery, for the birth of the newest family member, or as the patient yourself, there are few of us who haven’t found ourselves in the hospital...
