Remove co-op
article thumbnail

Is Hospice Losing Its Way: A Podcast with Ira Byock and Joseph Shega

GeriPal

Ira: But I will say, and I pointed this out in the op-ed in STAT in December. Eric: We’re going to have a link to that op-ed in STAT in December Ira: That last year, 53% of hospice programs provided no GIP care to any patient. And I didn’t read it as damning of all for-profit providers, but I think it needed to happen.

Hospice 236
article thumbnail

4 common urology presentations you should learn about

The Nurse Break

Consists of me taking a history including co-morbidities, medications, and allergies, presenting complaint/ symptoms (if any as an elevated PSA in isolation can be symptom-free), family history, smoking status, home environment and employment. I see new referrals for elevated PSA (prostate blood test). The first appointment. Bladder Cancer.

professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Trending Sources

article thumbnail

Nurse Specialist or Nurse Generalist?

Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

When I was in my ADN program, I became the class "specialist" in orthopedics — especially hip replacement post-op care — because I was frequently assigned such patients. From 2012 until its sunset in 2017, Keith co-hosted RNFMRadio, a groundbreaking nursing podcast. All things Nurse Keith can be found at NurseKeith.com.

Nursing 75
article thumbnail

Gabapentinoids – Gabapentin and Pregabalin: Tasce Bongiovanni, Donovan Maust and Nisha Iyer

GeriPal

And so that’s always something that will pop up at major institutes when they’re doing co-prescribing, it’ll commonly pop up as a warning of monitor for respiratory depression. They have a synergistic effect. And so we wanted to look at how often gabapentin was accidentally continued in a prolonged fashion.

article thumbnail

Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest by Physicians Creating the CDC Opioid Prescribing Guidelines: Bad Faith or Incompetence?

Pallimed

In September 2021, Pallimed published our second commentary, which focused on the astonishing disclosure of an important conflict-of-interest (COI) by Dr. Roger Chou (5), who co-authored the 2016 Guideline, calling its integrity into question (4, 5).

2016 145
article thumbnail

The Nurse as Tireless Patient Advocate

Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

He’s post-op, has no family or friends, and lives alone in a third-floor walk-up. From 2012 until its sunset in 2017, Keith co-hosted RNFMRadio, a groundbreaking nursing podcast. They’re all at risk of being on the receiving end of the nurse advocate’s fangs as they spring from the grass and go for the jugular.

Nursing 60
article thumbnail

Journey into the Life of a Rescue Flight Nurse

The Nurse Break

The operating retrieval team at Brisbane consists of a pilot, co-pilot, retrieval doctor and flight nurse. Once the morning checks are complete, we gather in our ops room for a pre-flight brief from the pilot. The day crew arrives at the Brisbane hangar, early in the morning, and immediately prepares for the day.

Nursing 98