Sun.Sep 15, 2024

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The Relentless School Nurse: Gun Deaths in U.S. – New Study Challenges Mental Illness Narrative

Relentless School Nurse

The source for this blog post comes from the following article: Study finds prevalence of firearms is driving soaring gun deaths in U.S. – not mental illness By Ben Botkin, Oregon Capital Chronicle The fallacy of attributing the U.S. firearm mortality epidemic to mental health is a groundbreaking new study led by researchers at Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) that sheds light on the driving force behind the surge in gun deaths across the United States.

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The Debate of Ideas

Drowning in the Shallow

Inquiry episodes are challenging One of the most challenging aspects of taking a games-based approach (GBA) to the teaching of games and sports within physical education are the inquiry episodes. In attempting to make children’s thinking and understanding about their game play visible, you are essentially creating uncertainty within your teaching.

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A Thousand Cranes of Hope: NICU Nurses Unite for a Symbolic Project

Stanford Childrens

September is NICU Awareness Month At Stanford Medicine Children’s Health , an inspiring project has taken flight, bringing together clinical care and artistic expression in a unique display of hope and unity. Led by a nurse, clinical teams from the Neonatal Region, which encompasses the hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), ICN and Sequoia NICU, has crafted 1,000 paper cranes—a symbol of hope and healing—for display at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford.