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Geriatric Nursing: A Specialty in Need

Nurse.com

population ages, geriatric nurses and nurse practitioners (NPs) can make an impact. The need for geriatric nurses can be explained simply by looking at data highlighting an aging United States. Geriatric nurses are critical to our healthcare workforce.”. Attention for geriatrics. Necessities for geriatrics.

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5 Nursing Recruitment Strategies for 2025

CareAcademy Blog

Highlighting these specialties draws candidates to focused opportunities such as: Acute care : Positions in the ICU, ER, and critical care units requiring fast-paced, high-skill work. Long-term care : Geriatric, hospice, and home health settings offering continuity of care.

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Back Pain Relief for Older Adults

Boca Home Care Services

This line of thought is actually supported by the American Geriatrics Society which has strict guidelines in place as to how medical practitioners should manage chronic back pain conditions in their elderly patients. This, among other things, includes administering opioid medications to geriatric patients with different health conditions.

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Dysphagia Revisited: A Podcast with Raele Donetha Robison and Nicole Rogus-Pulia

GeriPal

Eric: Well, before we talk about dysphagia and revisit it, which is also interesting, because this is our first podcast, I think on dysphagia, but we’ve talked about it before on GeriPal, in our blog. I think someone has a song request for Alex. Raele: I do. I have one. Change by Blind Melon. Eric: Why did you choose this?

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Discovering Your Niche: A Career in Healthcare

Caregiver Support Services

Ranging from hands-on patient care to research and administration roles, there’s something out there for anyone interested. In this blog, we will investigate some of these fascinating medical professions and examine what each entail, educational pathways available, unique contributions they make toward improving healthcare delivery.

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GeriPal 300th Episode: Ask Me Anything Hot Ones Style

GeriPal

Our task is simple, we are going to be sampling each of these hot chicken wings while we ask Eric and Alex questions related to Palliative care and Geriatrics. He wants to know what do you guys think about the effect of private equity on hospice and long-term care? We were a blog? Anne: Right.

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Celebrating National Physical Therapy Month: Transforming lives and raising awareness

Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

Additionally, every year, NPTM has a specific focus, with 2024 aimed at an area crucial in the long-term care environment: fall prevention. The opinions expressed in McKnight’s Long-Term Care News guest submissions are the author’s and are not necessarily those of McKnight’s Long-Term Care News or its editors.