Hospice News
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
The earlier a patient receives palliative care, the larger the return on investment, an analysis by the Pennsylvania-based health system WellSpan Health has found. Palliative care is often viewed as a cost center in health care, rather than a revenue generator.
Daily Nurse
SEPTEMBER 8, 2023
Initial reviews of patient care revealed deviations from best practice, including missed referrals, care team members initiating discussions about donation with families, and misconceptions about the donation process. A series of organ donation presentations in 2018 and 2019 provided staff education.
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Minority Nurse
OCTOBER 7, 2022
Nurses from around the country watched and spoke out, supported her, and shared similar issues about the environment of care that she worked in, the failure of organizations to support nurses after self-disclosure, and the lack of trust in non-punitive response to error. Published December 10, 2018. Accessed July 29, 2022 [link].
Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs
JULY 31, 2023
The phrase seemingly originated in 1982 1 and has remained in use to the present day – promoted as the key strategy needed to eliminate the violence and aggression risk and to keep staff safe. The false promise of zero tolerance is that it presents a route that nurses believe they can follow to do this. 2023;381:1441.
AJN Off the Charts
JANUARY 17, 2023
Ganzel (2018) points out that “patient–staff collaboration and patient care may be compromised because patients struggling with trauma histories are more likely to be anxious, depressed, distrustful, angry, and/or avoidant of trauma reminders, which may include medical settings and medical personnel.”.
Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs
MAY 1, 2022
Sudden sensorineural hearing loss affects an estimated 5 per 100,000 people annually (1) and usually presents as unilateral loss, affecting both genders equally, with average age of onset of 40 years (1,2). In some cases, a cause of hearing loss can be found; however, in 90% of diagnoses this is ‘idiopathic’, where no cause can be determined.
AlayaCare
APRIL 11, 2019
A recent Home Health Care News article detailed how 18 states started the year with higher minimum wages than in 2018 , with places like California and Washington D.C. Technology presents everything a caregiver needs to know about each client, including medical information and notes on potential issues prior to an appointment.
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