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

GeriPal

They have an advanced directive that specifies the type of they would care they would like to receive in a very specific situation, but not the situation at hand. Let’s say they’re in the ICU now on a ventilator. But they also did not do the DPOA for healthcare form. So there’s no healthcare surrogate.

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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. Many healthcare facilities will require multiple storage areas for supplies.

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How to Prevent Flu and Cold in Hospice Patients

Seasons Hospice

Close contact with caregivers and visitors: The risk of virus transmission increases when multiple people are involved in the patients care. Good Hygiene Practices to Reduce Virus Transmission Preventing flu and cold in hospice patients requires maintaining strict hygiene practices.

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CSI Academy Teams to Focus on Implementing HWE Standards

Daily Nurse

The HWE standards are the cornerstone of AACN’s comprehensive HWE initiative, a long-term commitment to creating environments where nurses can provide the highest standards of safe, compassionate patient care while being fulfilled at work. We aim to change that.”

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

GeriPal

Abby: This is absolutely a conversation tool and it’s a conversation starter, but then it documents the ability to document that conversation over time and potentially connect dots between care teams when you have this in the electronic healthcare record. It’s just an interference with good patient care.

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Understanding Nurses Experiencing Moral Injury

Nurse.com

The term describes the challenges of simultaneously knowing what care patients need but being unable to provide it due to constraints beyond a caregiver’s control. Nurses enter the healthcare industry with an internal yearning to care for others. Burnout has been discussed in the healthcare industry for many years.

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Surrogate Decision Making: Bernie Lo and Laurie Dornbrand

GeriPal

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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