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Reviewing a patient’s allergies is a cornerstone of providing effective care across the healthcare continuum. Allergies can affect everything from the food and medications patients receive while in the hospital to the devices and implants used in surgery. In this episode of Nurse Essentials, Jeanette Kubicki, CNS, a clinical nurse specialist in Allergy and Immunology at Cleveland Clinic, shares her expertise on managing patient allergies.

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Care management is a vital nursing specialty. “Our objectives are always to assess patients immediately when they come into the door, and then try to align what their discharge might look like,” says Mark Torok, MBA, BSN, RN, CCMC, Senior Nursing Director for Care Management at Cleveland Clinic Main Campus. In the latest episode of Nurse Essentials, Torok discusses the role of care managers, key components of a discharge plan, the importance of evaluating a patient’s support system and home environment, and more.

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Nurses don’t just care for patients. They also care for families, which may include patients’ children, grandchildren and siblings. Nurses need to be mindful of the needs of those children. In the latest episode of Nurse Essentials, Molly Gleydura, a Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS) at Cleveland Clinic Main Campus, shares advice on how to connect with children, ease their fears and anxiety, and help them understand what’s happening to their hospitalized loved ones.