Carbonear hospital dialysis unit goes portable
Bay Roberts resident Don Roach has a word to describe the dialysis unit at the Carbonear General Hospital. He calls them a family. Spending just a few minutes observing staff […]
Tag Archives: Nurses
Dear Diary…I’ll never give in
Imagine working hard to complete your education and then being diagnosed with a painful disease – and being told it can’t be cured. That’s what happened to me. I’m 22-years […]
Helping newborns never gets old – a public health nurse’s story
Every parent remembers holding their newborn baby for the first time. Often at that point, the worry sets in. What if something goes wrong? Luckily, Eastern Health has nurses like […]
Charting a New Course: the Home and Community Care Nurse
There’s a familiar saying in health care that the only constant is change. Health care is always evolving and Home and Community Care has been changing right along with it! […]
Comfort in Care™: a Breath of Fresh Air
Have you or a family member ever spent a night in the hospital? While great attention is given to providing quality care, sometimes the comforts of home can be missed […]
The Gift of an Ordinary Day
It was the winter of 2014. A young mother just had her world turned upside down by a cancer diagnosis followed by an intensive treatment plan at the Health Sciences […]
Nurses recognized at Fifth Annual Nursing Dinner and Gala Awards Ceremony
Take a moment and try to imagine a world without nurses. It’s impossible, right? Nurses are a group of compassionate professionals, who tirelessly advocate for positive change in the health […]
Breathing Easier: Emergency Site Chief offers Airway Rescue Training
It’s one of the biggest challenges faced by an emergency room physician. Airway rescue intubation. Simply put, that’s when a physician has to put a tube into a person’s airway […]
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