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Nursing Book ClubThe Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne FadimanA Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures Back in 1997, Anne Fadiman wrote The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down, documenting the experience of a Hmong family in Merced, Calif., 10 years earlier. The book, which won the National Book Critics Award, was a wake-up call on the need for cultural...

UncategorizedJesse Poon, Pediatric Medical, Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC)Looking back on this year, what have been the biggest changes in your practice? The biggest changes have been safety-related. We now have PPE nurses to supervise the use of protective equipment and write down the names of every staff member who enters...

UncategorizedBill Paige, Emergency Department Supervisor, Dignity Health St. Mary Medical CenterLooking back on this year, what have been the biggest changes in your practice? We’ve had to come up with entire new processes to take care of patients safely during the pandemic. Even the new processes have evolved: moving supplies out of the rooms...

UncategorizedJustin Ocampo, Utilization Management, Inland Empire Health PlanLooking back on this year, what have been the biggest changes in your practice? Transitioning out of hands-on patient care, which I really enjoyed in my previous roles, has been the greatest challenge. Although I am no longer at the bedside, I know the...

UncategorizedMichael Negrete, Perioperative Nurse, PIH Health DowneyLooking back on this year, what have been the biggest changes in your practice? Social distancing. I used to give all my patients a good handshake and converse closely to avoid HIPAA issues, but with COVID-19, we’ve had to be more distant. We’re also...

UncategorizedJanuar Ma, Emergency Department, Arrowhead Regional Medical CenterLooking back on this year, what have been the biggest changes in your practice? The biggest change is in how vigilant we are when it comes to safety. In the ER, we make sure people are wearing the appropriate PPE, donning and doffing it properly, having...

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