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Dehydration Plays Key Role in Nursing Home Death

Nurse.com

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.

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The Critical Role of Charting in Nursing

Nurse.com

For example, technology is making documentation more universal and transparent making a nurse’s notes potentially available throughout the entire hospital — even the entire system. Charting tips and techniques Effective nursing notes should tell the patient’s story, according to Cineas.

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S3 Ep.1 : How Training Has Changed Over the Last 20 Years, With New Hosts Linda Leekley and Amanda Sternklar

Home Care Pulse

Mm-hmm just one example from sort of ancient history though, did you know that most nurses were not allowed to touch a stethoscope or a blood pressure cuff until the 1960s physicians didn’t think that nurses had the skills necessary to take vital signs? Linda Leekley ( 13:52 ): Right? Wanted to age in place.