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| Hospitals Explore Ways to Reduce Nurses’ Stress |
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By E'Louise Ondash, RN, contributor
 When compared with many other jobs, health care professionals have higher rates of depression, anxiety and stress due to the life-and-death nature of their daily work. To help reduce the stress levels of their nursing workforce, a growing number of hospitals are exploring ways that nurses can unwind during their shift.
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| Aromatherapy-trained Nurses Find Scents Make Sense |
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By Debra Wood, RN, contributor
 Today, many doctors and nurses are finding that aromatherapy treatments do have a legitimate role in modern medicine. At Harris Methodist Fort Worth Hospital in Texas, for instance, nurses have learned to tap the healing art of aromatherapy to lower patients’ stress levels and their own.
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Nurse Sings Health Lessons to Kids |
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By Glenna Murdock, RN, contributor
 Few of us have the opportunity to integrate a favorite pastime into our workaday world, but Dawn Ginese, RN, is one of the lucky few. A musician for most of her life, Ginese uses music to communicate health concepts to her young charges.
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| Technology Aims to Keep Seniors Safe in Independent Environments |
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By Christina Orlovsky, contributor
 For many senior citizens, growing older also means taking a step back toward a more dependent lifestyle and relying on children or caregivers to tend to their needs. Thanks to new research, the next generation of elderly adults may be able to remain safely in their homes, cared for by a new wave of assistive technology.
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| Advances in Diabetes Care Saves Lives |
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By Amanda Sounart, associate editor
Diabetes afflicts approximately 7.8 percent of the total U.S. population. However, through new advances and educational tools, the American Diabetes Assocation is hoping that the number will begin to decline and soon, every diabetes patient will live a longer and healthier life.
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