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Rise of the Dutch Model of Neighbourhood Care

AlayaCare

It is there, around the middle of last decade, where a local nurse named Jos de Blok decided to do something about the growing frustration that he and other colleagues felt about having less time for actual patient care. They experience fewer health problems as a result of a more focused care plan.

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How to Fix the Nursing Shortage and Address Burnout: Veteran Nurse Leader Has the Answers

Daily Nurse

We need to understand most nurses in acute care and long-term care settings now are novice nurses or nurses who have only been in the profession for a few years. Before, in the primary nurse model, the nurse did much of the patient’s care. But we have to do that to care for our patients appropriately.

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What To Know Before Hiring In-Home Nursing Services

Caregiver Support Services

Reflect on tasks that you are comfortable doing—such as providing food or administering medicine—versus those that might require professional skills—like monitoring vitals, bathing, and catering to complex health conditions. They may also take vital signs and ensure the patient’s environment is safe and comfortable.

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Ep.17: How Home Care Agencies Can Reduce Hospital Readmissions

Home Care Pulse

So then we know, do we have to target that specific caregiver to give her more education, her skill, you know, how is she bathing this client? Gone are the days of looking at patient care through a vacuum, only focusing on what we can do within our scope of practice. The physician can’t do it alone.

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Professional Boundaries in Nursing: Are You Crossing the Line?

Hospice Nurse Hero

To begin, as a nurse, you are in a position of power and authority when you provide care. For instance, you may need to touch, feed, or even bathe a patient. You may also need to console the patient or family during times of distress. Familiarize Yourself With “At Risk” Patients. How the IDG Can Help?

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