It was supposed to be a routine mammogram. A technologist brought her patient into the room: an older woman who had clearly been through a lot. Frail skin, slightly stooped posture, the kind of patient every mammographer approaches with a little extra care. Positioning began the way it always does. The technologist gently lifted and positioned the…
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It was supposed to be a routine mammogram. A technologist brought her patient into the room: an older woman who had clearly been through a lot. Frail skin, slightly stooped posture, the kind of...
Imagine arriving at a behavioral health unit to begin treatment for alcohol or substance use disorder. You're in an unfamiliar environment, emotions are running high, and the uncertainty of what...
Malodor is one of the most common and most overlooked challenges in clinical care. It's rarely discussed in staff meetings or quality reviews, yet it quietly shapes how care teams show up for...
Every day, radiologists make decisions that can change a patient's life. Recommend a biopsy too often, and patients may undergo unnecessary procedures. Recommend too few, and an aggressive cancer...
My day starts early. I start off in a cabinet and get taken out to have liquid poured in me somewhere in the CT department and handed to a patient with a simple instruction:"Please finish this over...
Every department has one. The therapist everyone goes to with questions. The person who remembers why a protocol changed five years ago. The one who can spot a potential setup issue before anyone...
For years, breast arterial calcifications (BAC) have been a familiar finding on screening mammograms. They were noted, recognized as benign from a breast cancer perspective, and often received little...
Most healthcare professionals don't think of themselves as innovators. They're busy caring for patients, managing schedules, troubleshooting workflow issues, and solving problems in real time. The...
As a nurse manager, you've probably heard it before: "We have a new initiative we'd like your team to implement." While every new product or program may have good intentions, many come with...
