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Caring: an affordable, timeless value.

Publication: MedSurg Nursing
Publication Date: 01-MAR-09 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Caring: an affordable, timeless value.(from AMSN Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses)

Article Excerpt
We hardly can escape the dominance of the economy pervading nearly every aspect of contemporary American life. Hospitals and businesses are announcing hiring freezes, reducing travel expenditures, canceling or delaying projects, and laying off workers. Your 401(k) may now look like a 401 gm, as the fund has lost thousands of dollars. A hair salon stylist talks about stretching thin resources to take a vacation this year, as the cost of taking the same vacation next year will be out of reach. All too frequently, the medical-surgical nurse listens to a patient who has lost health care insurance or who now cannot afford medications or, due to foreclosure, no longer has a home. The list of concerns and their effects goes well beyond the doors of health care and impacts people's lives on many levels. While there may not be quick resolution to any of these issues, an expression of genuine caring is a...

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