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Nursing Work Environments: A Brief Guide

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This includes sterilizing equipment, understanding and assisting with surgical procedures, managing fellow nurses/staff, and conducting post-operative administrative duties. Geriatric A nurse who specializes in geriatric care may be in the hospital setting or in a nursing home.

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Aging and the ICU: Podcast with Lauren Ferrante and Julien Cobert

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This idea that for critically ill patients in the ICU, geriatric conditions like disability, frailty, multimorbidity, and dementia should be viewed through a wider lens of what patients are like before and after the ICU event was transformative for our two guests today. I’m going to turn to you Lauren.

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How Hospice Supports Families

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However, by 2017, home surpassed hospitals, nursing homes, and every other place as the most common place of death. On the other hand, the trend of more Americans dying at home also presents challenges for families that we may have not seen for a century. References. Ferrell B, Mazanec P. Family Caregivers.

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Is it time for geriatricians to get on board with lecanemab? Jason Karlawish and Ken Covinsky

GeriPal

So I allow family members to be present if they want them to. You did write a blog post about him though, Eric. Here’s one, a senior resident presented a patient morning report and the physical exam said the patient had a scar in the groin. That’s fine. I just realized we haven’t had him on GeriPal.

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Storycatching: Podcast with Heather Coats and Thor Ringler

GeriPal

Many links: VA Presents: My Life, My Story: George: A Voice To Be Heard on Apple Podcasts. Eric’s blog post on Dignity Therapy from 2011. So I allow family members to be present if they want them to. You did write a blog post about him though, Eric. Wonderful work. Every Veteran has a story. SPONSOR: .