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4 Things You May Not Know About Mammograms
With October being Breast Cancer Awareness Month, much attention is focused on a woman’s yearly mammogram. With the Susan G. Koman Foundation’s Race for The Cure happening all around the country and everything draped in pink, it’s a timely reminder for women...
Are Your Devices Affecting Your Sleep Quality?
Our devices have become such a part of our daily life that it becomes a struggle for most of us to put them down - even at bedtime. It’s estimated that roughly 70% of Americans now sleep with their phones or tablets either in their beds or on their nightstands. While...
Research Shows an Intermittent Fasting Diet Has Brain Benefits
There’s a new diet gaining traction in the fitness community. However, researchers in the neuroscience field claim that it serves a higher purpose – keeping your brain fit and staving off such neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. We all know...
Information at Our Fingertips: 20 Trending Nursing Apps
Healthcare and technology have existed alongside one another for centuries. We now have more resources than ever to reference conditions, medications, and symptoms. This makes our jobs easier and quicker and lessens our chances of error. However, it’s not always...
An Ounce of Prevention: Safeguarding Against Falls
According to the National Center on Aging (NCOA), one in four older Americans (age 65+) will fall each year. While falls are the leading cause of both fatal and non-fatal injuries within this age group, every age is susceptible to them. It’s important to be aware of...
Keeping Your Cool During Heat Stroke Season
When temperatures jump during the sweltering summer heat, so do reported cases of heat strokes and other heat related illnesses. Clinics and emergency rooms begin to see an upward trend in symptoms around May with cases peaking in July-August. With over 113 million...
The Five Seasons of The Traveling Nurse
Indeed, we are well aware that there is an epidemic shortage in the nursing field. According to the American Nurses Association (ANA), more than 960,00 nurses will vacate the workforce by 2024 as the last of the baby boomers retire. Although the need to supplement the...
NurseCore FAQs
NurseCore is a staffing service unlike any other. We pride ourselves on creating a great working environment for healthcare professionals of all kinds. Because we are unique, we often get some questions about what it's like to work with us. Below are some answers to...
What Nurses Want You to Know About the Flu
There's no such thing as a good flu season, but 2017-2018 is shaping up to be particularly dangerous. Amidst the many deaths and terrifying complications, there has been plenty of chaos. Nurses understand and even share your fear of the flu. However, NurseCore knows...