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Four to six percent of Americans live with some form of chronic lung disease, and it remains one of the leading causes of death and illness in the country. In this episode of Nurse Essentials, Debbie Matejka-Orlosky, LPN, in the ambulatory respiratory office at Cleveland Clinic Fairview Hospital, discusses the role nurses play in caring for patients with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, interstitial lung disease and other pulmonary conditions.

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Lisa Baszynski, DNP, RN, NE-BC, Associate Chief Nursing Officer (ACNO) for nursing education and professional development at Cleveland Clinic, believes nurses have a responsibility to keep expanding their knowledge. “There is nothing more important in our nursing profession than continuing to grow and learn and to be educated,” she says. In this episode of Nurse Essentials, she shares advice on how to decide when it’s the right time to pursue an advanced degree, what to consider when selecting a degree program and more.

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Healthcare workers are four to five times more likely to experience workplace violence injuries than workers in private industry, according to the Occupational Health and Safety Administration. This episode of Nurse Essentials delves into workplace violence prevention with insight provided by Ashley Withrow, PhD, Director of Cleveland Clinic’s Center for Workplace Violence Prevention and Caregiver Well-Being, and Erica Shields, MBA, BSN, RN, NE-BC, Associate Chief Nursing Officer for Emergency and Behavioral Health Nursing and co-chair of the Enterprise Workplace Violence Committee.