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How to Fix the Nursing Shortage and Address Burnout: Veteran Nurse Leader Has the Answers

Daily Nurse

We need to understand most nurses in acute care and long-term care settings now are novice nurses or nurses who have only been in the profession for a few years. In a team model, the nurses oversee the care by unlicensed assistive personnel. But we have to do that to care for our patients appropriately.

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Boredom and Dementia Patients

Hope Hospice

Many family members who care for a loved one living with dementia experience difficult behaviors. Examples are struggling to get the patient to cooperate with eating and bathing, as well as sundowning-related problems such as agitation, paranoia, repetitive speech, and increased confusion in the afternoon or evening hours.

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Ep.7: How to Navigate Social Media Marketing in Home-Based Care

Home Care Pulse

If you think about anything that you do, and I think I was watching a, a video the other day and it was talking about I think it was Simon Sinek which I know Linda you’re a fan of, cuz I saw you light up when I mentioned the book. So there’s one that’s called bathing with dementia. Book it on your calendar, right?

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