Myth or Fact: The goal of bariatric surgery is to do something to the stomach to help you lose weight that makes you feel full faster while eating less food.

Myth or Fact: The goal of bariatric surgery is to do something to the stomach to help you lose weight that makes you feel full faster while eating less food.

The goal of bariatric surgery is to do something to the stomach to help you lose weight that makes you feel full faster while eating less food. Myth or fact? This is a great topic to discuss since it is often a source of confusion when it comes to guiding eating...
Nursing Research Going the Extra Mile

Nursing Research Going the Extra Mile

Each year in October, the Tennessee Hospital Association (THA) holds its annual meeting in the greater Nashville area. A portion of the meeting is devoted to a “Leadership Summit” which includes both oral and poster presentations of best practices as well as...
Nursing Now versus Nursing Then

Nursing Now versus Nursing Then

Nursing is a very diverse work force in respect to the age and education of individual nurses. There are second career nurses and nurses who went straight into nursing school out of high school. Many nurses continue to work into their 60’s and 70’s. This diversity...
No One Dies Alone

No One Dies Alone

No one is born alone, and in a perfect world no one would ever die alone. Unfortunately, due to a variety of circumstances, periodically a patient will come to the end of his or her life without any family or close friends to be with during the final hours of life....