In some countries, drug testing has become an important part of the workplace. Drug testing is sometimes administered among employees as a mandatory part of the recruitment process. This is especially common for larger companies, which possess the right resources to execute such tests efficiently. Certain studies have shown that drug tests are essential to […]
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5 Ways Nurses Can Use Social Media to Grow Their Personal Brand
Brands are not just for mega-corporations anymore. Today, just about every professional – regardless of whether they are currently working in their career or not – has a personal brand. And more and more people – including nurses – are turning to the internet to build their brands. While you may think of logos and […]
7 Ways to Succeed as a Traveling Nurse
Being a travel nurse can be a lucrative and rewarding career. That doesn’t mean, though, that this job isn’t without its challenges. Finding success as a travel nurse takes a lot of hard work and dedication. From facing job-related tasks – like meticulous charting and patient care – to dealing with the rigors of a […]
3 Health Digital Transformation Trends of 2021
Many industries greatly benefit from technology and what it is capable of and some sectors are ahead of others in this regard. For example, a number of industries worldwide, one by one, are starting to go paperless, and why not? It’s more convenient, it’s faster, more reliable, more secure, and most importantly, it significantly ramps […]
The Possible Link Between Oral Health and Severity of COVID-19 Symptoms
When the World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 a global pandemic in early 2020, it readily emphasized that certain groups of people are at a much higher risk of developing serious symptoms once they contract the coronavirus that causes the disease. People of any age can catch COVID-19, but the WHO has warned early on […]
Procuring Lab Equipment: Buying Vs Leasing
Quality lab equipment is almost always expensive, but if we are discussing the latest commercial or research-grade tech, those machines are going to be super expensive. The manufacturers and sellers are well aware of that, which is why they usually have some sort of a leasing system or monthly instalment system in place to make […]
Panic Attacks and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
A panic attack is a type of anxiety in which fears and worries provoke intense mental and physical symptoms without any reason. People can suffer through a panic attack during any stressful episode in their lives, but that does not automatically categorize them as suffering from a panic disorder. Panic is the extreme level of […]
Administration Forcing In-Person Learning? 3 Tips to Ease Your Anxieties as a Teacher
Being responsible for teaching and supervising a classroom full of kids is stressful even during normal times. Throw a global pandemic into the mix, and you may find yourself questioning why you ever decided to become a teacher in the first place. While some schools are still teaching students remotely, many districts have moved to […]
Sanitation Stations, On-Site Testing and 3 Other Implementations We’ll See in Schools
The COVID-19 pandemic has altered virtually all aspects of daily life in communities spanning the globe. In the United States, schools canceled in-person instruction in the spring of 2020 to mitigate the spread of the virus. And while many districts have reopened completely or are providing hybrid instruction, there are still some in which students […]
Don’t Let COVID Scare You! 6 Reasons to Still Become a Nurse
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought countless plans crashing to a halt. From shuttering schools and businesses to canceling weddings, birthday parties and other special gatherings, the virus has altered how we live our lives. It has also led to job loss and made many people reconsider their career goals. Source: Drazen Zigic/Shutterstock.com If you have […]
Why Fitness Retreats are the Future of Health and Wellness
“Wellness” retreats have been around for more than a century, though the definition of wellness has evolved over time. Today, fitness retreats are vogue, though we’re also seeing wellness retreats go niche to attract under-served market segments. Let’s learn why fitness retreats are the future of health and wellness. People Recognize that Lifestyle Changes Require […]
How PFAS Made Their Way Into Dairy Farms
The dangers of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been long known but only recently highlighted in the news. Lately, the group of chemicals that have been linked to reproductive and developmental problems, as well as cancer, are cropping up in soils, water, food, and feed on farms across the nation. PFAS have become a […]
Image Guided Surgical Systems
With advancement in communication technologies, there have been further strides in how machines communicate with each other. Image guided surgical machines require the highest precision technologies and this is why they are just coming online at this very era when communication speeds are at their highest and 4G is paving way to higher bandwidths making […]
