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- Our award-winning nurses put patients first and contribute new knowledge and innovations to the profession of nursing.
- Co-founder Dr. Sidney Garfield makes history by signing the first nurse contract with the Nurses' Guild.
- The Kaiser Foundation School of Nursing students received effective curriculum education and clinical beyond filling staff roles at hospitals.
- Our nurses are leaders, clinicians, and patient advocates. They transform care and improve health for our members and communities.
- A doctor shortage in the late 1960s and an innovative partnership helped what was then a novel care profession grow and thrive.
- With the support of his health care team and nurse navigator, musician Newel Briggs’ life is in tune after prostate cancer.
- Does birth control make you gain weight? Are IUD complications common? Learn the myths and facts about birth control from a Kaiser Permanente nurse-midwife.
- Miriam Gutierrez was diagnosed with late-stage ovarian cancer at age 31. She wants more women to seek medical attention if they have similar symptoms.
- Know when to call your doctor or care team during your pregnancy. Learn what signs and symptoms to look out for in each trimester.
- The Medicare hospice benefit covers care related to a terminal illness. Medicare is a health insurance program for people 65 years of age and older. It's also for some people younger than 65 who have disabilities. And it's for people with long-term (chronic) kidney failure treated with dialysis or a transplant. It's...
- Kaiser Permanente Washington members give birth at this and other affiliated hospitals.
- What is jaundice in newborns? Jaundice is a yellow tint to a newborn's skin and the white part of the eyes. It is a sign that there's too much bilirubin in the baby's blood. The word for having too much bilirubin in the blood is hyperbilirubinemia (say "hy-per-bil-ih-roo-bih-NEE-mee-uh"). Jaundice usually appears in the...
- If you expect to seek care outside the region, Member Services can help you find the closest in-network care option.
- A urine test checks different components of urine, a waste product made by the kidneys. It checks the color, clarity (clear or cloudy), odor, concentration, and acidity (pH) of your urine. It also checks your levels of protein, sugar, blood cells, or other substances in your urine. A urine test may be done to help find...
- Shortened in the 1970s led Kaiser Permanente to offer prenatal classes and encouraged father participation in a family-centered care program when hospital stays.
- What is preterm labor? Preterm labor is labor that comes too early—between 20 and 37 weeks of pregnancy. In labor, the uterus contracts to open the cervix. This is the first stage of childbirth. In most pregnancies, this happens at 37 to 42 weeks. Preterm labor is also called premature labor. Preterm labor doesn't...
- Briefly describes seizures. Lists ways to help someone during and after a seizure. Covers things to watch for during a seizure as well as when to seek medical attention.
- The NICU is a high-tech nursery for babies with serious medical needs. Learn more about what to expect there and the support staff you'll work with.
- Covers causes and symptoms of preeclampsia. Includes regular checkups with your doctor. Looks at prevention and treatment with close monitoring and possibly blood pressure medicine.
- Feeding your baby is one of the first things to do when you get back from the hospital. Learn about breastfeeding, bottle-feeding, and formula feeding.
- Generalized tonic-clonic (grand mal) seizures are the easiest seizures to recognize. They happen most often in people with generalized epilepsy of unknown cause. A generalized tonic-clonic seizure begins with a sudden loss of consciousness. During the first 15 to 30 seconds of the seizure, the entire body stiffens as...
- If you’re new to Kaiser Permanente, we’ll help you get set up. Find a doctor, transfer your prescriptions, and register on kp.org.
- A concussion occurs when the head sustains a hard blow and the impact jars or shakes the brain inside the skull, interrupting the brain's normal activities. Although there may be cuts or bruises on the head or face, there may be no other visible signs of a brain injury. Symptoms of a concussion can include any of the...
- In Oregon, specialists and parents come together to design a specialized care plan for babies in the neonatal intensive care unit.
- Explains what causes sore or cracked nipples from breastfeeding. Provides self-care tips, prevention, and when to get help.
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