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Assistive Technology Can Be Your Ally While Aging In Place

Euro-American Connections & Homecare

Medical Alert Systems – A medical alert system can be an inexpensive but life-saving tool, whether you have caregivers at home or are aging in place trying to be as independent as possible. Nowadays, there are safe and affordable tools that can assist with your aging loved one’s safety while they age in place.

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From One Nurse to Another: How to Make Gift Bags Your Co-Workers Will Love

Daily Nurse

If you’re not crafty, buying gift bags is relatively inexpensive. Here’s how to make gift bags your co-workers will love. Buy Them or Take the DIY Route? One of the first decisions is whether to make or buy gift bags. You might even get a deal if you buy many bags for large nursing teams.

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Looking Beyond Nursing Education Offerings Can Open Doors

AJN Off the Charts

If auditing is possible, it is an inexpensive option with high potential gains. Could an economics or business course deepen your financial knowledge so you can effectively advocate for your needs with the administration? Review college course offerings in your area. What opportunities are there for you?

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Spark Joy and Memories with a Family Photo Memory Calendar

Chicago Caregiving

Photo memory calendars are inexpensive and easy to make. “Older people love receiving them as gifts,” says Amy Krause, director of marketing and communications for North Shore Senior Center in Northfield. Bonus: Making one lets the gift-giver have an outlet for all the photos most of us snap and store on our phones.

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The Future of Nursing Informatics: Trends and Predictions for the Next Decade

Daily Nurse

Future Implications: Nurses and educators should be active participants in the creation of inexpensive devices and software that are compatible with current mobile, internet, and digital technologies. Challenges: Simulation sicknesses, such as lightheadedness and vision difficulties, might occur.

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What is Harm Reduction?

Diversity Nursing

Naloxone (also called Narcan®) is an inexpensive, FDA-approved generic drug that works to reverse an opioid overdose, including fentanyl overdose, by restoring breath to unconscious overdose victims. In 2021, New York City became the first in the nation to open an overdose prevention center.

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What is going on with MAID in Canada? Bill Gardner, Leonie Herx, & Sonu Gaind

GeriPal

To others MAID represents a seemingly easy and inexpensive mechanism to address failures of the system to address potentially reversible sources of suffering on a systemic level, from difficult conversations at the bedside, to meeting basic needs like housing. To many this rapid expansion will represent autonomy run amok.