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Release Caregiver Frustration with Forgiveness

Sustainable Caregiving

Within our caregiving ecosystem, opportunities to forgive frequently appear. There are likely people who let us down by not showing up. Then, some may have said things that felt insensitive, maybe said or done something hurtful without any idea of the slight. There may even be some folks who were more direct with an insult … Release Caregiver Frustration with Forgiveness Read More ยป The post Release Caregiver Frustration with Forgiveness appeared first on Sustainable Caregiving.

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Brookdale Sells 20% Stake in Hospice, Home Health JV with HCA

Hospice News

Brookdale Senior Living (NYSE: BKD) has sold its remaining 20% stake in its hospice, home health and therapy joint venture with HCA Healthcare (NYSE: HCA) for $27 million. The company did not name the buyer. The joint venture formed in 2021 when the senior housing operator sold an 80% stake in its health care services segment to HCA, a large hospital operator, in a $400 million transaction.

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Christina Flint-Lowe Serves Veterans, Shares Native American Culture

Daily Nurse

Christina Flint-Lowe, a nurse practitioner at Bay Pines VA , works continuously to ensure Veterans and their loved ones know they are safe at the VA. โ€œWhat I value about working at VA is that we approach challenges with our Veteransโ€™ care at the forefront. When I worked in the private sector, the model was always very results-driven, but being here flips the script a little.

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Once My Caregiver Responsibilities Are Over, Who Am I?

Home Sweet Home In-Home Care

Do you know who you are without your caregiving responsibilities? Caregiver responsibilities can feel like they take over your whole life. It takes so much of your energy, time, and focus that when you no longer need to provide care, for any reason, it can leave you feeling lost. Other common feelings to expect when you’re no longer assisting as caregiver for a loved one include: Anger Grief Hopelessness Relief Exhaustion Confusion Depression And so many others Finding Yourself After Your

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3 Reasons to Retire Pagers from Healthcare Settings

Let's discuss the trusty pagerโ€”an old favorite thatโ€™s losing its shine in hospitals and clinics. While once a staple in hospitals and clinics, pagers now present significant limitations that hinder rather than facilitate communication among healthcare professionals. Healthcare professionals are constantly on the move, and they need communication tools that can keep up with their fast-paced lives.

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Should Healthcare Providers Give Law Enforcement Protected Health Information When Informally Requested? Congress Says No.

Healthcare Law Insights blog

For years, law enforcement has bypassed traditional means of securing evidence by informal requests for documents from witnesses of crimes. At some point, that practice bled over into informal requests for healthcare providersโ€™ documents, including documents reflecting protected health information (PHI). Healthcare providers, for the most part, have complied with these informal requests because, as the logic goes, law enforcement couldnโ€™t possibly prosecute me for complying with law enforcement,

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Nursing Tip of the Day! - Fundamentals

Nurse Nacole

Category: Fundamentals Benzodiazepines are a class of drugs characterized by anxiolytic, hypnotic, sedative, anticonvulsant, muscle relaxant and amnestic effects. Several of these properties make the benzodiazepines appealing adjuvant agents for intubation.

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Vanderbilt University School of Nursing Secures Grant for Leadership Academy

Minority Nurse

Boosting its commitment to underrepresented nursing leaders, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing has secured a grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation for its innovative leadership program, Academy for Diverse Emerging Nurse Leaders. The academy is a groundbreaking, five-day immersive fellowship designed to train nurses from underrepresented backgrounds in nursing leadership who are in early leader roles in health systems and nursing schools and those committed to expanding and sup

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