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Caring for the Unrepresented: A Podcast with Joe Dixon, Timothy Farrell, Yael Zweig

GeriPal

Let’s say they’re in the ICU now on a ventilator. So on the clinical side, people are really focused on how long do they have to be on the ventilator and managing that. Eric 27:31 They are unrepresented, they’re in the ICU on a ventilator. Should we keep them on the ventilator? Their advanced directive.

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POLST Evidence and Update: Kelly Vranas, Abby Dotson, Karl Steinberg, and Scott Halpern

GeriPal

Certainly SOME of those avoided hospitalizations, CPR, and ICU stays were due to documentation of those orders in the POLST. And I think that is among the reasons that we’re seeing major foundation after major foundation pull away from funding serious illness care, Canby is pulling away, the Moore Foundation has exited entirely.

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Surrogate Decision Making: Bernie Lo and Laurie Dornbrand

GeriPal

Missouri set a very high bar, explicit written documentation that applies to this specific circumstance, which the Cruzan’s eventually cleared. But legislation can change, clinical practice can change, but I think what we’ll talk about today is how we’re now opening the door to conversations rather than legal rules and documents.

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Checklist Prompters Support ICU Rounds

Daily Nurse

New research points to the potential for patient-specific checklists as a valid way to effectively translate the latest evidence into clinical practice. These checklists can be helpful tools during daily rounds when multidisciplinary patient care team members convene to discuss each patient’s status and care plan.

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CSI Academy Teams to Focus on Implementing HWE Standards

Daily Nurse

AACN Clinical Scene Investigator (CSI) Academy is a unit-based program using implementation science to leverage direct care nurses’ expertise and build additional skills, preparing and supporting them as clinician leaders who effect positive changes that improve patient, nurse, and hospital outcomes. We aim to change that.”

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Wrongful Death Suit Calls Out Breached Standards of Care

Nurse.com

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. I have also stressed how not adhering to the standards of care can result in liability for your facility. Patient’s Husband Files Wrongful Death Case.

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

Daily Nurse

No matter where you work—whether it’s a private practice, a hospital, a clinic, or a patient’s home—it’s important to ensure that your medical supplies are stored safely, securely, and well-organized. Equipment includes tools and machines you may use repeatedly, like pulse oximeters and ventilators.