Alice Blackmore MSN, RN

Alice Blackmore has 39 years experience as a MSN, RN and specializes in Intensive Care, Paediatrics, Long-term care.

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1. Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist: What Is an SRNA, Salary, and How to Become One

   Alice Blackmore posted a topic in CRNA

   Table of Contents History of Nurse Anesthetists Why Would You Want to Be an SRNA? Roles and Responsibilities Salary & Job Outlook Supervision of an Anesthesiologist Becoming an SRNA ...

2. Diabulimia-Dia What?

   Alice Blackmore replied to Peggy Fossen's topic in Psychiatric

   I had never heard of Diabulemia before. Thank you for this article.

3. Ethical Arguments Against Mandatory Vaccination

   Alice Blackmore replied to ldhrn73's topic in General Nursing

   I think people have lost their faith in the medical system from lack of transparency. Why did Pfizer have sealed documents on clinical trial data which they have been forced by courts to open? Who stands to benefit financially from vaccines? Why don'...

4. Four Proactive Interventions to Alleviate Moral Distress in the ICU

   Alice Blackmore replied to Alice Blackmore's topic in Critical

   So insightful. Is it because "nursing" symbolizes strength and empathy that we feel we are letting our profession down by admitting to our humanity? Our own hurts, pains, and weaknesses? Yet that is what makes us who we are.

5. Value-Based Healthcare and the Role of Nurse Practitioners

   Alice Blackmore replied to Joy Odafe's topic in NP

   I have never heard of the concept of value-based healthcare before. Just to clarify -- would insurance companies pay more because the patient's chronic condition improved or they got better? I see the benefit for physician payment but am wondering ab...

6. Four Proactive Interventions to Alleviate Moral Distress in the ICU

   Alice Blackmore replied to Alice Blackmore's topic in Critical

   Thank you for supporting your ICU nurse friend. I agree that our society needs to open up some hard discussions about death and dying. This difficult and emotional topic is fraught with many pitfalls, one of them being political. However, until we ar...

7. Obesity in the Digital Age: Let's "Scale" Back the Misinformation

   Alice Blackmore replied to Tana Bao's topic in General Nursing

   I love how this article has spawned some good discussion because that is where it all begins. Excellent article.

8. What Does it Mean When Your Patient is Palliative?

   Alice Blackmore replied to Alice Blackmore's topic in General Specialties

   Thank you for your comments, especially how patients can "graduate" from hospice into palliative care as well as out of palliative care." This is something I saw frequently when I worked in long-term care. Our residents could go from a state of unres...

9. What Does it Mean When Your Patient is Palliative?

   Alice Blackmore posted a topic in General Specialties

   What do you think when the doctor says that your patient is palliative? If the first word that comes to mind is dying, then you are like many other healthcare professionals. However, the patient you were told is palliative may not be imminently ...

10. Four Proactive Interventions to Alleviate Moral Distress in the ICU

    Alice Blackmore replied to Alice Blackmore's topic in Critical

    Thank you for your comments. Moral distress is a topic that should be discussed openly amongst critical care nurses, if only to gain further understanding and provide support for colleagues. I personally advocate for the presence of families if ...

11. Four Proactive Interventions to Alleviate Moral Distress in the ICU

    Alice Blackmore replied to Alice Blackmore's topic in Critical

    This is an awesome suggestion. Maintaining a healthy mind is essential to longevity in critical care nursing. I actually did a variation of what you suggested. What I most enjoy is learning so I pursued a master of nursing. I researched and wrote my ...

12. But I Thought Hospice and Palliative Care Were the Same Thing?

    Alice Blackmore replied to Rebecca D Cook's topic in Hospice

    This is a much needed topic to discuss. Patients and their families cringe when they hear the words "Palliative Care." Yet, it is palliative care interventions and support that will improve their quality of life and feeling of wellness in their illne...

13. Four Proactive Interventions to Alleviate Moral Distress in the ICU

    Alice Blackmore posted a topic in Critical

    Four Proactive Interventions to Alleviate Moral Distress in the ICU My inner gut wrenched when the double doors to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) slid open to admit a thin, white-haired lady lying on a gurney, gasping for breath beneath a 100% non...

14. Thankful: 25 Things to be Thankful for as a Nurse

    Alice Blackmore replied to Melissa Mills's topic in General Nursing

    What a fun article! Thank you for reminding us of all that we should be thankful for, even PPE!!