A NURSING REFLECTION
I did not choose nursing, it chose me. Then when it was done choosing me, I chose it. Walk with […]
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MEDICAL MISCOMMUNICATION
If what you say leaves the audience more confused, then you had no business talking in the first place. If you cannot explain your formula in simple terms, hire others to do that. That is the line between delivery of speech and effective communication.
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A MANLY EXERCISE
Kenya has a wide variety of food items to choose from. However, we have a precise ability to overdo it. Goat meat for example does not need to be eaten in three helpings for it to be helpful to our bodies.
TESTICULAR CANCER AWARENESS
Just like any cancer, testicular cancer is as a result of mutation or changes of cells in the testes. Lack of sex will not cause it. Just like lack of sex will not cause back pain. Enough with the medical myths already.
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WHEN NURSING MEETS ENTERPRENEURSHIP
Contrary to popular belief, care homes are not just for the elderly. They host other people whose medical conditions require constant monitoring but are not in need of acute medical attention. They host people who need nursing services around the clock. They host people whose mobility is so compromised that they are at an increased risk of falls.
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NURSING SIMPLIFIED IN THE UNITED KINGDOM
United Kingdom has dissected nursing into adult nursing, paediatric nursing, midwifery and mental health nursing. Nurses graduate with a degree only in any of those fields. It has the advantage of helping nurses concentrate in their areas of expertise. It has the drawback of limiting what a nurse can do or not do.
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UPDATED DIABETES EDUCATION
It is quite unfortunate that few if any, healthcare workers are fully skilled in the current field of diabetes management. What most of us we practise in the clinical settings is what we learnt several years ago in medical and nursing schools. We need to be at par with the dynamism of diabetology.
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JUST SO WE ARE CLEAR ABOUT COVID-19 VACCINES
When I joined high school, I knew that sciences were not my strength. In form two, I gave up Physics because Mr. G.G (May he rest in peace) talked about Vanier callipers to measure the circumference of a string.
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COVID-19 VACCINATION IN KENYA
The vaccine is called the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid-19 Vaccine. This simply means that it was developed by the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca and Oxford University in the United Kingdom. It has a medical name which I will not bore you to tears with. The trade name is Covishield.
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