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LPNS and LVNs: A Potential On-Ramp to a Satisfying Nursing Career

Daily Nurse

Licensed practical nurses (also known as licensed vocational nursesor LVNsin Texas and California) are nurses who have been trained to provide direct care to patients in assisted living and memory care facilities, nursing homes, clinics, physician offices, home health, and some hospitals.

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The Critical Role of Charting in Nursing

Nurse.com

For example, technology is making documentation more universal and transparent making a nurse’s notes potentially available throughout the entire hospital — even the entire system. Charting tips and techniques Effective nursing notes should tell the patient’s story, according to Cineas. Do not copy charting from your colleagues.

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End-of-Life Care: Your Patient Has Died, Now What?

Hospice Nurse Hero

Please read full disclosur e for more information. As a nurse, when your patient dies, you might be thinking now what should I do? While nearly 80% of people say they want to die at home , only 20% do. Believe it or not, many people still end up dying in acute care settings or nursing homes.

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S3 Ep.1 : How Training Has Changed Over the Last 20 Years, With New Hosts Linda Leekley and Amanda Sternklar

Home Care Pulse

We put the information off of floppy and mail that out, and then it was a CD rom that we mailed out and then it was email and then finally it was online learning. So I’ve always had deep respect for, for the knowledge and skills they bring, whether it’s at the hospital or nursing home, home health, hospice, home care.

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Episode 38: LWH Q&A #1

Living With Hospice

Okay, another sign to look for is a change in their vital signs. As a person approaches death, and we're talking active dying now, their vital signs will get a little goofy. So, Susan, I Hope this information is helpful to you. If you need more information, you can go to our episode number 19.

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Falls and Fractures: A Podcast with Sarah Berry

GeriPal

Eric 02:48 Well, I want to thank you for joining us because you’ve done a lot of the studies around falls and fractures and like, how we think about, especially like in, in frailer older adults, those in nursing homes. About one out of every three older adults falls each year in the nursing home that’s higher.