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Checklist Prompters Support ICU Rounds

Daily Nurse

The evidence-based bundle includes various elements related to pain, agitation, delirium, ventilator care, and family engagement. The nurse observers documented 118 patient discussions, and their dually observed discussions are the basis for calculating reliability and agreement.

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Wrongful Death Suit Calls Out Breached Standards of Care

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In past blogs, I have discussed the importance of adhering to standards of care and how severe the consequences can be if this isn’t done. The doctor intended to change the therapeutic dose of the anticoagulant blood thinner to a prophylactic dose and documented this in his progress notes.

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Aging and the ICU: Podcast with Lauren Ferrante and Julien Cobert

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And Lauren Ferrante has found in a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine that trajectories of disability in the year prior to ICU admission were highly predictive of disability post-ICU, on the same order of magnitude as mechanical ventilation. Ken Covinsky wrote about it for GeriPal. How do I reconcile these two issues? Lauren: Shock.

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CSI Academy Teams to Focus on Implementing HWE Standards

Daily Nurse

Building on CSI Academy’s successful 11-year history and the documented benefits of sustaining an HWE, AACN has established a special version of its 12-month, team-oriented CSI program that will focus on the implementation of “ AACN Standards for Establishing and Sustaining Healthy Work Environments ” (HWE standards).

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Hospice Nurses Take a Holistic Approach to Dementia Care

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The process helps primary care professionals identify a person’s care goals and document and communicate their medical and personal preferences. “If Documenting care preferences in advance — Planning care early in the disease process is a meaningful way to identify, document, and communicate a patient’s goals.

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COVID-19 Class of 2020: My Hospital Residency’s Twists and Turns

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Each new rotation in a COVID-19 ICU made us feel like we were patients who had just undergone CPR, been brought back to life, and were back on a ventilator for the next round. The post COVID-19 Class of 2020: My Hospital Residency’s Twists and Turns appeared first on Nurse.com Blog.

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The Importance of Safe Storage Practices: A Guide for Healthcare Workers

Daily Nurse

Equipment includes tools and machines you may use repeatedly, like pulse oximeters and ventilators. Additionally, you might create categories associated with different types of care, like wound care or intravenous therapy, or other activities you perform during the day, like sterilization or documentation.