Minority Nurse
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Nurses live with heightened stress and holiday stress can make things feel much worse. With patients and patient care a top priority, nurses can’t just go through the motions in their jobs without potentially catastrophic consequences. So how can nurses, who often face both physical and emotional job stressors, manage holiday stress? Finding a way to manage stress will help you feel better and enjoy the season. .
Hospice News
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
Behavioral health care is a rising star in health care in terms of growth and demand, and the trend is leading some hospices to invest in the space. Several considerations are driving their growing interest. For one, addressing the psychosocial and emotional aspects of dying and bereavement has been an intergral part of the hospice mission since the beginning.
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Daily Nurse
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
There’s no question that nursing is a stressful job; however, that stress comes with a price: mental health. Nurses — especially female nurses — are more likely to suffer from mental health disorders stemming from burnout and are at a significantly higher suicide rate than the rest of the population. These issues were already a […].
GeriPal
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
Summary Transcript Summary. Health care professionals are human, and as humans we experience loss both in and out of work. You’d imagine though that our professional expertise and experiences in helping patients and families cope with loss and grief would be helpful in managing our own personal losses. Turns out, it’s maybe not. That was the lesson I learned from reading a new book edited by Matt Loscalzo along with Marshall Forstein called “ Loss and Grief: Personal Stories of Doctors and Oth
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Aging Life Care Association
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
During the holiday season families and friends often make special visits to aging loved ones. Aging Life Care Managers® suggest you use this time to take note of any changes in health, behavior, or physical appearance. You may discover your aging loved one now needs more help or attention. Is it Time for Help? … Continue reading What to Look for When Visiting Aging Loved Ones this Thanksgiving → The post What to Look for When Visiting Aging Loved Ones this Thanksgiving appeared fir
HopeHealth
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
Student volunteers from Brown University have been sending thank-you letters to veterans at HopeHealth. Here’s what the letters mean to veterans, and to the students who write them. The post “Dear Veteran”: A letter-writing campaign reaches veterans at the end of life appeared first on HopeHealth.
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Hospice News
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Two years after her own father passed away, entrepreneur Jessica McGlory felt called to launch her own provider company, California-based Guaranteed, which began operations three months ago in Los Angeles. McGlory came to the space with the goal of returning hospice care back to its roots, while integrating a more modern approach to meet the changing needs and expectations of patients and families.
Life & Death Matters
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
What are Canadians asking about palliative care? We were curious to know what Canadians are asking or wanting to know about palliative care and a palliative approach. While these concepts may be clear to some in health care, they may be foreign to others. To satisfy our curiosity, we did some online research to determine […]. The post Canada’s Top 3 Questions About Palliative Care and a Palliative Approach appeared first on Life and Death Matters.
GeriPal
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Summary Transcript Summary. Assisted Living Communities (no longer preferable to call them Assisted Living Facilities, as we learned on the podcast) are…what, exactly? That’s the central question on today’s podcast. The problem is the tremendous heterogeneity in services offered and quality of care. If you’ve seen one Assisted Living Community you’ve seen one Assisted Living Community. .
Aging Life Care Association
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
According to the National Council on Aging (NCOA), suicidal behavior is common in older adults for a number of reasons with loneliness topping the list. Many seniors are homebound and live on their own; are grieving the loss of a spouse or friend; lack nearby family; or have lost vital social connections during the Pandemic. … Continue reading Warning Signs of Suicide Among Older Adults → The post Warning Signs of Suicide Among Older Adults appeared first on Aging Life Care Associati
HopeHealth
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
By focusing on gratitude, you can improve your mood, your outlook and even your quality of life. But like any habit, it takes practice. Here’s how to get started. The post How (and why) to start a gratitude practice appeared first on HopeHealth.
AlayaCare
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
Home-based care technology will connect all aspects of subsidized home care in Newfoundland and Labrador — integrating and standardizing measurable data intelligence for regional health authorities, service providers, and family caregivers in province-wide digital healthcare transformation. MONTRÉAL , Nov. 8, 2022 – AlayaCare , a leading home care technology provider, announced today that the province of Newfoundland & Labrador has procured AlayaCare as its preferred solutions pro
Hospice News
NOVEMBER 27, 2022
About 72% of respondents to a National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI) survey said they do not believe that the U.S. health care system does a good job of caring for the aging population. NPHI conducted the survey in September in collaboration with Emergence Creative and the consulting firm SIR. The research follows up on a 2017 report by the Kaiser Family Foundation and The Economist to gauge whether perceptions of health care had changed in the intervening years, parti
Pallimed
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
by Chad D. Kollas, MD, Beverly Schechtman and Carrie Judy Several important developments have occurred since the publication of our article, “ Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest by Physicians Creating the CDC Opioid Prescribing Guidelines: Bad Faith or Incompetence?” in Pallimed on September 12, 2022 (1). Most notably, this includes the publication of the 2022 CDC Clinical Practice Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Pain (2), which updated the guidance previously provided by the 2016 CDC Guide
Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs
NOVEMBER 6, 2022
By Catherine Best One Chance to Get it Right is a maxim associated with the Liverpool Care of the Dying pathway; a pathway previously used to guide the care of dying patients in the UK healthcare system. Developed in the late 1990s and undergoing incremental changes, until recognised that this pathway represented a number of significant failings, led to the publishing of a damning report by The Leadership Alliance for the Care of Dying People in 2014.
AJN Off the Charts
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Concern about a respiratory ‘triple-demic.’ Electron micrograph image of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)/Image source: CDC. Take a walk through many of the country’s pediatric emergency departments (EDs) and inpatient units right now and you will be greeted with the sounds of pinging monitors, suction, and coughing as “ respiratory season ” settles in.
Daily Nurse
NOVEMBER 4, 2022
Nursing certifications are essential to provide the best possible care for your patients. There are many different types of certifications, and each one offers a different set of skills and knowledge. By being certified, you can show your patients that you are a competent and qualified nurse. One of the most critical aspects of nursing […].
AlayaCare
NOVEMBER 29, 2022
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services predicts that health spending will grow at an average annual rate of 5.4 percent for 2019-28 and to reach $6.2 trillion by 2028, according to the guide Value-Based Purchasing and the Role of Home Care Technology. While the U.S. routinely ranks first in the world in healthcare spending, indicators show that health performance in the country lags well behind other comparable nations.
Hospice News
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Attorneys General from 22 states have petitioned the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to eliminate the COVID-19 vaccine requirement for health care workers. CMS instituted the mandate last December, requiring that all health care personnel that enter a care setting or come into contact with patients, families or caregivers be vaccinated for COVID-19.
Nurse.com
NOVEMBER 23, 2022
The holiday season inspires us to cherish friends and family, but it’s often someone you meet by chance that makes the difference you didn’t know you needed. This time of year brings wonderful opportunities to reflect on why we are thankful for nurses and how they make a difference. When a person or a member of their family needs nursing care, feelings of stress, worry, and uncertainty set in.
Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs
NOVEMBER 27, 2022
In this week’s blog, Kate Wales (@Katewales20) and Emma Dillon (@EmmaDillonMH) share their thoughts on the experience of the Professional Nurse Advocate (PNA) journey as a PNA graduate and PNA module leader. Kate works as a National PNA and Supervision Lead for The Practice Plus Group and Emma is a senior lecturer at University of Northampton and member of the national PNA expert reference group.
AJN Off the Charts
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Burnt-out and realizing it’s time for a change. I had always been able to juggle family, school, and work life well, including roles as class mom, scout leader, and community volunteer, completing my doctorate in nursing, and working two jobs. But at a certain point, and despite my supportive family’s efforts, I began to burn out. Working as a nurse leader for a behavioral health unit was a dream come true and a nightmare all in one.
Daily Nurse
NOVEMBER 25, 2022
An outgoing nature, a desire to act as a patient advocate, and a willingness to function outside your comfort zone are among the attributes you need to be a successful surgical intensive care nurse. So says Kristina Massey, BSN, RN, CCRN-CSC, ECMO specialist and nursing unit director, cardiac surgery ICU/cardiac flex team at Carilion Roanoke […].
AlayaCare
NOVEMBER 21, 2022
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services predicts that health spending will grow at an average annual rate of 5.4 percent for 2019-28 and to reach $6.2 trillion by 2028, according to the guide Value-Based Purchasing and the Role of Home Care Technology. While the U.S. routinely ranks first in the world in healthcare spending, indicators show that health performance in the country lags well behind other comparable nations.
Hospice News
NOVEMBER 17, 2022
Rising interest rates and unlikely to deter investors or strategic buyers from acquiring hospice companies. The Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 0.75% earlier this month. The rates now range from 3.75% to 4%. The Fed will likely institute further rate hikes to combat record-high inflation. Higher interest rates will push up borrowing costs, making hospices more expensive to purchase in the long-run.
Minority Nurse
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
The holiday mood is all around us, but holidays represent hectic medical facilities times for numerous reasons. Some of them are mainly because the staff is working hard and not being home with their loved ones. The overall atmosphere is not good for the patients either since none of them want to spend the holidays in hospitals. That’s not the kind of care they hoped to get this time of year, and they might lash out at medical staff.
Caring Senior Service
NOVEMBER 7, 2022
In the US, about 1.5 million people are diagnosed with pneumonia. It can affect individuals of all ages, and symptoms can range from mild to life-threatening. While you may be familiar with traditional pneumonia, have you heard of walking pneumonia? Learn more about walking pneumonia and how it can affect seniors.
Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs
NOVEMBER 13, 2022
Dr Charles Shepherd. Hon Medical Adviser, ME Association @meassociation. Three years ago nobody had heard of Long Covid – the patient derived name for a variety of symptoms and continuing ill health that may affect around 10% of people who catch COVID-19 and which persists for three months or more. The numbers are huge. Data from the Office of National Statistics indicates that over 500,000 people with Long Covid here in the UK are still unwell two years after catching COVID-19.
Daily Nurse
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
In honor of Veteran’s Day, Daily Nurse chatted with Richard Ramos, RN, MS, CNS, PNP, CPON, a pediatric oncology nurse at Stanford Medicine Children’s Health and veteran of the U.S. Army Infantry, about applying his military skills to his role as a nurse leader and devoting his career to pediatric oncology nursing. Why did you […].
Today's Caregiver
NOVEMBER 20, 2022
Emergency physicians will be working hard over the holidays and the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) has suggestions to make sure that this year’s Thanksgiving celebrations are not interrupted by a medical emergency.
Hospice News
NOVEMBER 11, 2022
Staffing issues have increasingly been at the root of leading causes behind shuttered hospice programs nationwide. Demographics are pushing up demand for end-of-life care amid long-standing staffing shortages in hospice. Some hospices have been unable to sufficiently fill their ranks to keep up with that demand for care, resulting in them either temporarily limiting new patients or completely ending services.
HomeTouch
NOVEMBER 30, 2022
Dementia is a progressive condition, meaning that it gets worse over time. The speed of deterioration differs between individuals. Age, general health and the underlying disease causing brain damage will all affect the pattern of progression. However, for some people the decline can be sudden and rapid. The deterioration of dementia is usually slow and […].
Caring Senior Service
NOVEMBER 28, 2022
Pneumonia in seniors happens quickly and has a poor prognosis. Seniors are susceptible to their pneumonia being severe. Discover the real danger pneumonia can pose for your elderly loved ones.
Minority Nurse
NOVEMBER 22, 2022
The National Council Licensure Examination is a prerequisite for becoming a nurse, and with increased nursing school applicants, we thought it would be worthwhile to offer tips on how best to pass the NCLEX. We each tried our techniques and utilized similar options to help us pass the exam in May of this year. With some guidance from our parents, we also have plenty of tips to help others pass this challenging exam with much more confidence than you otherwise might have exhibited.
Daily Nurse
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
Ever wonder what it would be like to work at a wellness center as a nurse concierge with VIP patients? So did Nena Hart, MSN RN, CHPN, CLPN, CDONA, RAC-CT, Owner and Consultant of Hart Healthcare Solutions, and the author of Quick Start Guide to Nurse Consulting, The Long-Term Care Sustainability Strategy, and the Open […].
Together for Short Lives
NOVEMBER 16, 2022
On 17 November it’s World Prematurity Day – a global movement to raise awareness of premature birth and the sometimes devastating impact it can have on families. In this blog, Stacey, Mum to Tiffany and Ricardo talks to us about her experience of having a premature baby, how it affected her and how she was […]. The post “No matter what your story is, you are not alone” appeared first on Together for Short Lives.
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