Nurse.com

JULY 11, 2022

A long-term care nurse shared that her facility was accused of negligence in failing to use bed rails properly to prevent residents from falling out of bed. . The RN was also accused of not updating patient care plans, but she stated she had, in fact, done this and had taken screen shots of her updates.

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Daily Nurse

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Nurses always seem to show up where and when they’re needed. Of course, they staff emergency rooms, ICUs, home health care agencies, community health clinics, and nursing homes worldwide, but they show up elsewhere, too. Need a nurse?

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Hospice News

MARCH 13, 2023

While working in family medicine, hospitals and nursing homes, he started “moonlighting” in hospice, which ultimately took his career in a new direction. When I saw what hospice does in that team approach to care, I really drew that correlation between what my ancestors had done in starting the Mayo Clinic,” Mayo told Hospice News.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 21, 2022

The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of senior housing, skilled nursing, home health, and hospice care. My role was more than just teaching clinicians how to document patient visits. Those feelings can easily bleed into patient care.

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Nurse.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Recently, nurses have navigated their careers through a global pandemic, a travel nursing boom, supply issues, and continue to face an ongoing nursing shortage. Nearly 30% of nurses considered leaving the profession in 2021, compared to 11% in 2020, according to Nurse.com’s 2022 Nurse Salary Research Report.

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Diversity Nursing

MAY 1, 2023

Nurse gig shifts refer to temporary or short-term Nursing assignments that are often offered through staffing agencies or online apps. These shifts can range in length from a few hours to several weeks or months and are often taken by Nurses who are looking for flexible work arrangements or who want to supplement their income.

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Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Howard is an important nursing leader, and we’re pleased to profile her as we celebrate Black History Month with the Black Nursing Leaders Series 2023. In February, we’ll highlight healthcare leaders who are prominent figures in their organizations and are making transformational impacts in nursing. I have come “full circle.”

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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

Alex: We are delighted to welcome back to the GeriPal podcast, Katie Fitzgerald Jones, who’s a nurse scientist at the New England Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, and a palliative and addiction nurse practitioner at the VA in Boston. Eric: Just for the aging population, what about long-term care?

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Nurse.com

DECEMBER 1, 2022

Whether you’re a nursing student or recently graduated, it’s always a good time to build or update your resume. The required elements on a nursing resume frequently change, so for nursing students and new nurses, knowing the most important components and executing them well can help them land their first or next nursing role.

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Hospice News

MAY 12, 2023

-Amedisys Chairman Paul Kusserow Value-based payment is also a major impetus behind Contessa’s rising profile, as well as the Option Care deal. Contessa’s hospital-at-home, skilled nursing-at-home and palliative care services are reimbursed almost exclusively through risk-based reimbursement models, including MA.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

There have been nursing homes that have been sued for patient chokes on some food is DNR DNI, and nobody goes to help the patient perform a simple Heimlich because they’re DNR DN I. The intention was to place it in the beds in nursing homes. This shouldn’t have happened. We can make this better.

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Nurse.com

APRIL 18, 2023

According to the American Nurses Association (ANA), clear and accurate documentation is essential for safe, quality, evidence-based nursing practice. This applies across settings, for registered and advanced practice nurses alike, according to ANA’s Principles for Nursing Documentation Guidance for Registered Nurses.

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Minority Nurse

APRIL 18, 2022

Wound, Ostomy, and Continence (WOC) Nurse Week runs from April 17 to 23 this year and celebrates this nursing specialty and the nurses who dedicate their talents to this area of care. Maxwell has been a WOC nurse for nearly 12 of her 19-year-long nursing career and says she wouldn’t change anything.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 7, 2022

The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of senior housing, skilled nursing, home health, and hospice care. I think if you prioritize patient care, everything else kind of falls into place. A lot of patients kind of get lost in that mix.

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Minority Nurse

JULY 5, 2023

Aneesah Coates, BSN, RN, is an experienced psychiatric mental health nurse with nearly ten years of experience in acute care, long-term care, and home health care. She is the owner of aneesahcoates.com and is passionate about helping nurses, current and aspiring, learn more about the profession.

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Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Nurse specialists and nurse generalists are both common within the nursing profession and 21st-century healthcare, and both serve important purposes in patient care as well as non-clinical settings. What are the repercussions for your nursing career? And how can one accomplish both?

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Minority Nurse

JULY 19, 2023

Nurses with disabilities find the nursing industry offers excellent career paths that help them fulfill their goals, regardless of disability. McCulloh, who lost her vision over a 24-hour span, says her nursing skills were enhanced. “ She obtained her MSN in nursing education (with a 4.0 You think about, ‘ who am I now?

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Hospice News

MAY 4, 2023

Option Care Health laid out the combined company’s breadth of services in a graphic shared with investors: Data as a growth engine Moreover, both payers and referral sources are hungry for data. The results will improve the patient experience by lowering the total cost of care and delivering quality outcomes.”

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GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2023

She’s a hospice and palliative care nurse practitioner and Assistant Professor in the School of Nursing at UCSF. What happens after hours if you have an emergency in your home? How many patients is my hospice nurse case manager responsible for on any given day? Alex: We have some wonderful guests.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

A state of stress Palliative professionals of all walks are navigating symptoms of burnout, including social workers, grief counselors, chaplains, physicians and nurses. Researchers pooled a group of nurses, home health aides, social workers and chaplains during a three-month period to examine ties between employee well-being and turnover.

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Nurse.com

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Nurses are leaving direct care — and dissatisfaction with outdated staffing models may be a big reason why. How can you provide safe, efficient patient care and meet the evolving needs of nurses? Innovative nurse staffing models can be the answer. Innovative nurse staffing models Why are nurses leaving?

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Within hours of recording this podcast, I joined a family meeting of an older patient who had multiple medical problems including cancer, and a slow but inexorable decline in function, weight, and cognition. The patient’s capacity to make decisions was marginal, and his sons were shouldering much of the responsibility.

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Diversity Nursing

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Palarum’s PUP (Patient is UP) “smart” socks could help decrease patient falls. These smart socks are wired with sensors that sends an automatic alert to the three closest Nurses, via smart badges, when a patient tries to get up from a hospital bed and puts pressure on the socks.

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Nurse.com

AUGUST 3, 2022

A home healthcare infusion nurse is concerned about one of her RN colleagues. This colleague documented that she infused a medication for a home care patient in contradiction to the directions on the infusion bag from the home infusion pharmacy. Is Home Infusion Nurse Liable?

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Daily Nurse

AUGUST 10, 2023

After a hospitalization, home healthcare enables patients to recover where they feel most comfortable: in their homes. Nurses visit patients to provide care to keep them at home, given that hospital readmissions cost the U.S. Same Nurse or the Same Language?

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Nurse.com

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Knowing what to wear to a nursing interview can show employers you’re the best fit for the role. What you wear to virtual or in-person job interviews can say a lot, according to nurse managers and leaders that conduct those interviews. But there are a few things to consider that will help you make sound choices.

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Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

AUGUST 8, 2022

Nurses, the hard-working lifeblood and connective tissue of the healthcare system, can often feel as if they are doing battle with elemental forces far beyond their control in their efforts to provide optimal patient care and fulfill their personal and professional mission.

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Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

MAY 8, 2023

Nurses are everywhere. The ubiquitous nurse is present in the care of children, the elderly, the disabled, and the dying. Nurses don't shy away from responsibility — they embrace it. Nurses run towards the metaphorical fire. The Ubiquitous Nurse Where would the country be without nurses?

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of senior housing, skilled nursing, home health, and hospice care. But I wasn’t as heavily involved in the day-to-day aspect of care, or being able to communicate and help make decisions with nurses or hospice administrators.

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AlayaCare

JUNE 28, 2022

In 2021, poorly managed care plans were in the top 10 complaints from care providers and nurses in home care organizations, according to Home Care Pulse. Let’s dive into how to make and improve a health care plan and how it can improve your home care agency, nursing home, or business.

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AlayaCare

JUNE 29, 2022

In 2021, poorly managed care plans were in the top 10 complaints from care providers and nurses in home care organizations, according to Home Care Pulse. Based on this discussion, we’ve developed a to help your home care organizations and healthcare providers work through improving your care plans.

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Diversity Nursing

OCTOBER 19, 2021

The Nursing field offers many Nursing specialties to choose from depending on your interests and skills. The stress of the pandemic has increased Nurses' interest in positions beyond the hospital setting. Some of those opportunities include: Nurse Educator. Some of those opportunities include: Nurse Educator.

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Traditions Health

JUNE 17, 2024

When you think about the members of your care team you see most frequently, you may think of your certified nursing assistant (CNA). These selfless caregivers provide near-constant support for so many aspects of patients’ lives. That includes medical care, lifestyle support, and being someone to talk to.

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Nurse.com

APRIL 22, 2023

Three years ago, lessons about infection control in nursing were somewhat predictable. The pandemic erased that complacency and enhanced education for nurses and infection control in unique ways. The renewed focus on how infection control in nursing is presented to healthcare professionals is among the major lessons learned since 2020.

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Minority Nurse

AUGUST 6, 2024

If you’re considering seeking mental health treatment, you may be wondering about the differences between a psychiatric nurse practitioner, a psychiatrist, and a therapist. While all three professions can provide mental health care, they have different levels of education, training, and clinical roles.

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Daily Nurse

SEPTEMBER 29, 2023

Jordana Latozas, RN, MSN, ACNP, went to nursing school intending to stay in the ICU forever, but her career trajectory took on a life of its own, and in February 2020, she founded the Recovery Mobile Clinic , Michigan’s first mobile addiction clinic. Tell us about yourself and your role in nursing. It’s very empowering.

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Chicago Caregiving

JULY 6, 2024

New Aging and Caregiving Laws Fact checked by Catherine Gianaro Nurse Staffing Standards New patient care standards in Medicare- and Medicaid-rated nursing homes will phase in over the next five years to give facilities time to ramp up staffing. The standards require facilities to provide a minimum of 3.48

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