David S. Cox

by David Cox, RN BSN An Old Woman’s Disease? Not so Fast! Osteoporosis is a chronic disease that weakens your bones and makes them much more likely to fracture, often with devastating consequences if they do. The standard assumption about osteoporosis is that it’s an old woman’s disease. But osteoporosis is surprisingly common in men . The incidence of osteoporosis-related male fractures (especially hip) is rising with aging populations. Osteoporosis in men is serious, underestimated and...

by David Cox RN BSN Liver cirrhosis is an increasingly common malady. Hepatic encephalopathy (H.E.) is a serious and common side effect of liver cirrhosis H.E. is often poorly understood by patients and their caregivers People with H.E. are at risk for harming themselves and others. H.E. is treatable, but requires increased vigilance by caregivers to maintain patient and caregiver safety I once worked as a bedside nurse in a solid organ transplant unit of a major medical facility. Our unit...

by David Cox RN BSN. nursedavidwrites.com I’m in the process of completing an excellent review on AI, AI for Work and Life, an eight-part webinar series put on by my alma mater, the University of North Florida. Each session is at least an hour long, and is led by one or more subject matter experts in different aspects of the use and, yes, misuse of this world-changing technology. We’re getting the latest and best understanding of who can or should use AI, what some of the many uses of it can...