Nurse.com
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
With the elderly, dehydration can be caused by many factors, but studies indicate that inadequate staffing and lack of supervision are principal causes of dehydration in nursing homes. She was returned to the nursing home the following morning. What led up to the patient’s death? She was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Healthcare Law Insights blog
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Many long-term care residents live in Missouri nursing homes for years. In certain cases, nursing homes may discharge or transfer a resident even if the resident does not consent to the discharge or transfer – this is known as an “involuntary discharge” or an “involuntary transfer.” 19 CSR 30-82.050(3).
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Nurse.com
NOVEMBER 30, 2023
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.
Nurse.com
DECEMBER 13, 2022
It’s hard to believe that a privacy curtain would be a focal point of lawsuits involving nurses, but it happens. I wrote about a similar situation in a recent blog. A male patient who was diagnosed with dementia several years earlier was admitted to a nursing home on his physician’s recommendation.
The World According to Dr. El
FEBRUARY 8, 2022
Aside from individual facility or team cohesiveness, nursing homes were ignored, disparaged and largely cast adrift to fend for themselves in the beginning of the pandemic. Given how unvalued nursing home workers felt at the beginning of the pandemic, this is an essential component in rebuilding our workforce.
Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway
MAY 8, 2023
Nurses are everywhere. The ubiquitous nurse is present in the care of children, the elderly, the disabled, and the dying. Nurses don't shy away from responsibility — they embrace it. Nurses run towards the metaphorical fire. Yes, nursing and healthcare have their incessant and seemingly intractable problems.
Nurse.com
JUNE 3, 2022
This increase in funds will allow nurses to easily transition from intense hospital environments to individualized home care settings. Since the onset of the pandemic, nurse to patient ratios have drastically increased to dangerous levels. This overload is just one of the many new challenges for nurses presented by the pandemic.
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