Nurse.com

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

With the elderly, dehydration can be caused by many factors, but studies indicate that inadequate staffing and lack of supervision are principal causes of dehydration in nursing homes. She was returned to the nursing home the following morning. What led up to the patient’s death? She was pronounced dead at the hospital.

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Nursing home Vital signs Nursing Resuscitation 59

GeriPal

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

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.

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Long-term care Nursing home Geriatrics Article 230

Nurse.com

APRIL 18, 2023

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.

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Document Nursing Vital signs Registered Nurse 100

Hospice Nurse Hero

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

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. However, as a home hospice nurse, you are more likely to perform death visits in the patient’s personal residence or nursing home.

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End-of-life care Vital signs Bereavement Document 52

Home Care Pulse

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Mm-hmm just one example from sort of ancient history though, did you know that most nurses were not allowed to touch a stethoscope or a blood pressure cuff until the 1960s physicians didn’t think that nurses had the skills necessary to take vital signs? Linda Leekley ( 13:52 ): Right? Wanted to age in place.

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Caregiver Vital signs Healthcare Magazine 91