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Boston Children’s nurses are ready to take on anything. Keep swiping to learn some fun facts that distinguish our nurses. ✨💙 #NursesWeek
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Kerri is the best!!!!!
Suzanne Aronis Stuzynski ❤️❤️❤️
Congratulations to the nine organizations selected for the Youth Leaders for Mental and Behavioral Health grant! 👏 We are proud to support and collaborate with these youth-led projects that address the mental and behavioral health concerns of young people and empower them to act as agents of change. Learn more about the organizations and the Youth Leaders for Mental and Behavioral Health Grant here: ms.spr.ly/6180YVmgq
Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center - BCNC, The City School, East Boston Neighborhood Health Center, Friends of the Children-Boston, Madison Park Development Corporation, Mothers for Justice and Equality, Sociedad Latina, Young Man with a Plan, Girls' LEAP
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Nurses do it all: hands-on care, patient education, and — innovation! 👏 Nurses at Boston Children’s Hospital are testing “virtual nursing,” a way to give bedside nurses more time for patient care with the help of a senior nurse online answering questions and assisting with non-patient facing tasks. 👇 #NursesWeek
Virtual nursing pilot helps nurses thrive - Boston Children's Answers
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When rising inpatient volumes converged with workforce disruptions across the country, nurses at Boston Children’s got innovative.0 CommentsComment on Facebook
Inspiration comes in many forms. Many RNs share they decided to pursue nursing because of personal experiences — with family being at the core of their inspiration. ✨💙 Comment below about a nurse who has inspired you. 👇 #nursesweek
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Thank you all for your care, compassion, and dedication. You are the reason why our daughter is going to be a Sr in Nursing School. She has always wanted to give back and do for others what you did for her (and us). Forever grateful ❤️
Jenny Haley❤️❤️❤️
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Thanks to decades of technological advances, gene therapy has arrived! Boston Children’s is a designated gene therapy Center of Excellence for eight different disorders, from blood disorders like sickle cell disease to retinal disease to devastating neurologic disorders. But to orchestrate delivery of these often complex therapies? That’s where our nursing leadership comes in. Learn how they make gene therapy happen for our patients. 👇 #NursesWeek
Nursing leadership key in executing gene therapies - Boston Children's Answers
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Delivering gene therapy at scale wouldn't be possible without the involvement of nursing leadership at Boston Children's Hospital.12 CommentsComment on Facebook
Thank you for your dedication to healing children.❤️❤️❤️
Bravo ladies!!!!!! Colleen Hill Dansereau!!!!
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The history of cystic fibrosis diagnosis
In 1955, Dr. Harry Shwachman, head of Boston Children’s Cystic Fibrosis Clinic, developed the first practical sweat test to diagnose cystic fibrosis (CF). It involved encasing the patient’s body in a plastic bag to collect sweat, then using the pictured device to measure levels of salt in the sample. Cystic fibrosis causes sweat to be 2-5 times saltier than average. The sweat test allowed for much simpler and earlier diagnosis of CF, crucial to effective treatment. A version of it is still the main diagnostic tool used today.
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