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A Guide to Different Lung Sounds

A Guide to Different Lung Sounds
Our nurses often have to monitor our patients' breathing and lung sounds, to ensure that they are clear and healthy. This helpful guide from EMTPrep plays a variety of lung sounds and displays their common names. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KRtAqeEGq2Q[/embed] Another helpful guide to lung sounds from Healthline explains the causes of these different types of lung...
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Keeping a Lid on It: Medication Safety Week 2023

Keeping a Lid on It: Medication Safety Week 2023
This week (April 1-7) is Medication Safety Week! Medications, properly administered, are an important part of the care we provide to our patients.  This overview from National Today offers some insight into the history of the holiday and some fun FAQs. Thanks to Janelle M, our Director of Nursing, for providing some key...
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Condition Spotlight: Spinal Muscular Atrophy

Condition Spotlight: Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Communities of Care takes pride in providing high-quality care for pediatric patients with complex medical needs. But what are these complex medical needs? One of the conditions we provide care for is spinal muscular atrophy. Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a degenerative disease that affects one out of every 5000 children. This condition causes a person's...
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