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The Hospice Action Network Presents 2023 Angel Awards Honorees

NHPCO

New this year is the addition of the first-ever “Courageous Conversations Award” to be presented, when merited, to a standout individual who has inspired and educated the public on the value of hospice. At 99, former President Jimmy Carter is the longest living U.S.

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National League for Nursing to Induct 2023 Class of Fellows into the Academy of Nursing Education

Daily Nurse

Dr. Elaine Tagliareni, who joined the Academy with this class, served as League president from 2007 to 2009. The Academy was launched in March 2007 while Dr. Tagliareni served as president-elect.

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The ultimate nursing guide to sepsis

The Nurse Break

For example, a systematic review conducted by the George Institute for Global Health (2021) found that the SIRS criteria and qSOFA + lactate (LqSOFA) scores had high specificity for screening patients presenting to the Emergency Department. Skin often presents in a manner consistent with the patient’s vasoplegic state.

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“Don’t talk your business”: Big and small actions to promote Black Women’s engagement with healthcare.

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

Each issue presents, and is perpetuated, in everyday healthcare encounters. Edge, D 2007, ”We don’t see Black women here’: An exploration of the absence of Black Caribbean women from clinical and epidemiological data on perinatal depression in the UK’, Midwifery, vol.

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Facilitating a knowledge mobilisation approach using critically appraised topics to further evidence- based practice  

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

Stevenson, et al, 2007 8 , suggest that this process allows participants to review the quality of evidence, and translate its meaning into practice, and is a useful approach for those who have limited research experience (Akobeng, 2005). Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice 2007 13:703-708. Stevenson, K., Sarigiovannis, P.,

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Assessing Agitation and Aggression

Hope Hospice

Agitation can also present as anxious behaviors, such as pacing and fidgeting. Sources: Alzheimer’s Association, Teepa Snow, National Institutes of Health, Comfort of Home for Alzheimer’s Disease (CareTrust Publications, 2007) The post Assessing Agitation and Aggression appeared first on Hope Hospice and Health Services.

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48 Years Of Nursing. From Emergency To Aesthetic Nursing

The Nurse Break

Debora has been nursing for 48 years and was endorsed as a critical care Emergency Department nurse practitioner in 2007 and I worked for over 12 years as an ED Nurse Practitioner (NP) until 2015. Ian and I were both endorsed on the same day in 2007. Debora Webster-Bain – Emergency & Aesthetic Nurse Practitioner.

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