The Practical Nurse

As a nurse, it can help to have a knowledge of the human body. Understanding how different systems work, and the importance they have to the body can help you better treat your patients. Additionally, the human body is very interest. Anatomy offers insight into how we fit together, and even if you aren’t involved in health care, it can be fascinating.

The Internet offers us a chance to look at just about anything. Information about the human body can be seen online, providing health care workers and others a chance to see how our bodies work. If you want to see some interesting images, you can browse these online human anatomy galleries:

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Nurses often deal with patients one-on-one to help them in admission, during illness and in recovery. The following 25 Android apps can help along the way, as they point to disease symptoms, offer positive changes for a preventive and healthy lifestyle and provide entire libraries filled with apps designed for education or to pass on to patients. These tools can be useful in studies and in emergencies. [click to continue…]

Do global health issues seem overwhelming to you? You’re not alone. A number of doctors, nurses and organizations feel overwhelmed, too — but many are in the field, working to help others. And, they are writing about global health problems, solutions and ideas. If you want to join them, just visit the any one of the top 50 international health care and nursing blogs listed below to learn more about what they do. [click to continue…]

The human body is truly amazing. It is an extremely advanced machine, as any nurse or other health care professional could tell you. There are a number of fascinating things to learn about the body as a whole, and its individual systems. Here are 17 infographics that can help you learn about the human body: [click to continue…]