Minority Nurse

OCTOBER 10, 2024

If you Google news items for “Magnet hospitals,” you’ll see an almost endless list of hospitals announcing that they’ve recently earned their Magnet status once again, sometimes for multiple years. Hospitals love to showcase the fact that they’ve earned their Magnet designation, and apparently for very good reasons. Given the significant emphasis placed on Magnet designation in the healthcare industry worldwide, should nurses always prioritize working at Magnet-desi

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Dr. Cameron Muir Named NPHI’s New CMO Dr. Cameron Muir has been named as the new CMO of the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI). Muir steps into the role while holding his existing title as NPHI’s chief innovation officer. His new title signals the organization’s strategic plans to reshape hospice care delivery through patient-centered, innovative approaches, according to NPHI CEO Tom Koutsoumpas.

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Life & Death Matters

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Kath Murray and Maria Salas - Mexico City 2019 The post World Hospice and Palliative Care Day – celebrating with free access to the LDM digital Spanish palliative care text – appeared first on Life and Death Matters.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Two individuals in California have been arrested for their roles in a $54 million scheme to defraud Medicare for hospice and diagnostic testing. One of the alleged perpetrators, Sophia Shaklian, has been charged with 16 counts of health care fraud and four for transactional money laundering. A second, Alex Alexsanian, is charged with one count of conspiracy to launder monetary instruments and three counts of concealment money laundering.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

OCTOBER 10, 2024

It’s that time of year again! Time to celebrate National Physical Therapy Month (NPTM) , when we take the month of October to recognize the significant contributions of physical therapists (PTs), physical therapist assistants (PTAs) and students who work tirelessly to improve lives. It’s also a time to raise public awareness about the benefits of physical therapy, from pain management and recovery to improved mobility and overall quality of life.

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Daily Nurse

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Mark your calendars for October 10, 2024—World Mental Health Day is here! This year’s theme, “It’s Time to Prioritize Mental Health in the Workplace,” is a call to action that resonates deeply, especially within the nursing community. As frontline caregivers, you know better than anyone how crucial mental health is—not just for patients but for yourselves, your colleagues, and the entire healthcare system.

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Palliverse

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Photo by Tolga Ulkan on Unsplash Her first experience of the hospice was when she came to visit a younger family member. Someone important enough to travel over 1000km to see, despite her poor health. Her life had become a struggle over the last three years. Her lung failure had caused heart failure. Shortness of breath made even walking difficult. Leg swelling caused leg heaviness which made walking torturous at times.

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Hospice Promise

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Hospice Promise provides an individualized program of physical, emotional, and spiritual care for people in the last phases of a life-limiting illness. We utilize an interdisciplinary approach of physicians, nurses, social workers, therapists, hospice aides, volunteers, and spiritual and bereavement counselors. You’re not alone on this journey – we’re here with you every step of the way.

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Nurse Nacole

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Category: Critical Care Nursing Strategies for managing intubated patients with COPD focus on improving gas exchange while minimizing iPEEP. Reduction of iPEEP is achieved by decreasing airway resistance with bronchodilators and corticosteroids.

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Summary Transcript CME Summary In fellowship, one of the leaders at MGH used to quote Balfour Mount as saying, “You say you’ve worked on teams? Show me your scars.” Scars, really? Yes. I’ve been there. You probably have too. On the one hand, I don’t think interprofessional teamwork needs to be scarring. On the other hand, though it goes against my middle-child “can’t we all get along” nature, disagreement is a key aspect of high functioning teams.

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