Healthcare careers are booming and nursing is one of the fastest growing occupations projected in next 5 years. Qualified nurses are highly in demand, thus if you are considering a job in nursing, you definitely are in the right career path. One thing to take note is nursing jobs are a time-honored profession and a nurse must be dedicated and…
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Book Offers Tips For Survival In Hospitals
If you’ve watched a TV show with a hospital setting, you might have a notion – albeit exaggerated – of how the interactions between patients and doctors can create dramatic scenarios. A new book written by a doctor-nurse couple says similar dramas are playing out in real life. It warns of how we should be concerned about the lack of…
Unique Gift Giving Through Shriners Hospitals
Those in search of an unforgettable and timeless gift may find an excellent opportunity in a surprising place. In a gesture that gives in more ways than one, you can recognize loved ones and admired role models by naming a physical structure at Shriners Hospitals for Children. Donations may be designated at any of the 22 Shriners Hospitals. Structures include…
Basics Of Hospital Expense Insurance
Hospital expense insurance covers the expenses incurred on a patient’s hospital stay, provided he/she already has a subscription in this regard. Nobody has ever lived a life time without a bout of illness and a subsequent hospital stay. This is something inevitable as no one is perfectly immune to diseases. And every hospital stay one has brings with the discharge…
The Quality Of Hospital Food
In this article I write about the quality, or lack of it, in the food that is served in some of the UK hospitals. My nan has recently died in hospital which has been very upsetting for my family. She was hit by one of the famous hospital bugs and became very weak. She was in need of some decent…
Going On Holiday Three Rules To Ensure You Are Properly Covered
If you are going on holiday – or even having a mini break somewhere – travel insurance is a must. Many people don’t even bother taking out travel insurance, thinking they won’t need to claim on it. However, if something goes wrong when you are away from home and you need medical treatment, you could spend out literally thousands of…
Acidophilus Acidophilus May Help Patients With Small Bowel Obstruction
A study carried out by the National Taiwan University Hospital and the National Taiwan University, College of Medicine in Taipei, determined that patients with partial bowel obstruction may improve with oral intake of laxatives, acidophilus, and simethicone. According to some specialists, patients with partial adhesive small-bowel obstruction are usually managed conservatively, receiving intravenous hydration and nothing by mouth. “Previous studies…
English In An Increasingly Italian World Part One The Introduction
As the article states, I am English but live in an increasingly Italian world. I work as a Translations Project Manager at Axis Translations dealing with the English Italian language combinations. I am trying to find and buy a house in Italy and I am even marrying an Italian girl. As such I intend to write a series of articles…
Inguinal Hernia Information And Symptoms
Inguinal hernia is a disease that affects millions of people, one of the most widespread types of hernia. But many do not know about its existence and it is the subject of very few medical articles and books. Inguinal hernia occurs when some of the tissue that is part of the intestine pushes through a spot in the abdominal wall.…
My Trip To Traveler S Health Care Utopia
Everything was going swimmingly: I got my passport, found a cheap flight, and got my two weeks off of work. I was ready for the ultimate vacation. On a tip from a friend of mine, I decided on a package tour of Meditopia, an island nation often called the jewel of the South Pacific. The brochure sent to me by…