GeriPal

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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Minority Nurse

APRIL 17, 2024

Cultural competence and cultural safety are crucial to delivering effective care. As a healthcare leader, Dr. Sundar uses various platforms to bring a human scale to care delivery. In his view, the importance of cultural competence and safety cannot be overstated.

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Nurse.com

JULY 6, 2023

Miller and Rollnick define this approach to patient care as a collaborative, goal-oriented style of communication with a focus on the language of change. Oftentimes following a hospital visit, patient morale is low, and caregivers are looking for strategies to boost spirits. Miller and Stephen Rollnick in the 1980s.

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Daily Nurse

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Nurse martyrs may experience secondary gain for seeing themselves as self-sacrificing warriors. The vision of the nurse as a saintly caregiver to the sick and dying created a vision that we were somehow angelic, unaffected by the world around us. Martyrdom is a root cause of many nurses’ experiences of burnout and compassion fatigue.

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Nurse.com

AUGUST 22, 2022

The term describes the challenges of simultaneously knowing what care patients need but being unable to provide it due to constraints beyond a caregiver’s control. Nurses enter the healthcare industry with an internal yearning to care for others. Self-blame. How nurses experience moral injury. Inadequacy. Withdrawal.

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Nurse.com

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Nurses bear the burden of this highly demanding job — balancing safe patient care and high expectations with staffing shortages, patient load, bullying, and workplace violence or abuse. Nine out of 10 nurses believe staffing shortages impact safe patient care. Nine out of 10 nurses believe staffing shortages impact safe patient care.

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Home Care Pulse

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Share: We’re Home Care Pulse, a leading provider of experience management & surveys, caregiver/CNA training, and online reputation management. Share: We’re Home Care Pulse, a leading provider of experience management & surveys, caregiver/CNA training, and online reputation management. There is a difference.

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Nurse.com

AUGUST 22, 2022

The term describes the challenges of simultaneously knowing what care patients need but being unable to provide it due to constraints beyond a caregiver’s control. Nurses enter the healthcare industry with an internal yearning to care for others. Self-blame. How nurses experience moral injury. Inadequacy. Withdrawal.

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Seasons Hospice

OCTOBER 27, 2022

In this blog post, we will discuss some tips for maintaining mental health during hospice care and as a caregiver. However, our mental health is just as important. Just as exercise is important for physical health, eating a healthy diet is important for mental health. How to Keep Your Mind Sharp As You Age.

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Nurse.com

AUGUST 17, 2023

Nurses were selected based on “a bias toward action; a capacity for self-direction; originality and creative instincts; courageous and bold thinking; and the potential to achieve even more.” When nurses help nurses by creating special programs, it’s a personal mission to make work life better for all of their colleagues.

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Nurse.com

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

To some, wound care nursing may evoke discomfort. But the importance of this specialty goes well beyond what’s on the surface. Currently, there are 8,627 nurses certified in wound care through the Wound, Ostomy, and Continence Nursing Certification Board (WOCNCB). The role of a wound care nurse is critical.

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Seniority, the Mavencare Blog

JUNE 24, 2020

We’ve talked before on the blog about the importance of respite care for family caregivers. But respite isn’t just beneficial for caregivers - it’s good for seniors, too. In this post, you’ll find the top five reasons that respite is great for both seniors and their caregivers.

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Hope Hospice

MAY 12, 2023

Being a caregiver for a frail or bedridden patient requires assisting the person with ambulation, positioning, and transfers. If not performed with great care, these tasks can cause you serious back and neck injuries, and potentially injure the person receiving assistance as well. Bend your knees slightly. Monitor your stress level.

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Nurse.com

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

In past blogs, I have written about nurses being disciplined by state boards of nursing, including for unprofessional conduct and for falsifying documentation. RN’s relationship with the elderly man. The RN met a 75-year-old widower, who was suffering from cancer and moved into his home. She also took money from the joint checking account.

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Minority Nurse

JUNE 7, 2023

As a nurse student, Wright was nicknamed Nia, an acronym for Nurse in Action, because she was eager to care for people and often volunteered to do whatever she could for as many patients as she could, whether or not those patients were part of her assignment.

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Comfort Home Care

NOVEMBER 19, 2023

Comfort Home Care in Rockville, MD, has been serving clients with diabetes since 1999. Managing diabetes in the golden years can be incredibly challenging, but seniors can lead fulfilling and healthy lives with the correct information and senior care support. There are two primary types of diabetes: Type 1 and Type 2.

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Minority Nurse

JANUARY 17, 2024

Selena Gilles is an important nursing leader , and we’re proud to profile her as part of the Champions of Nursing Diversity Series 2024. Selena Gilles, DNP, ANP-BC, CNEcl, FNYAM, is a Clinical Associate Professor and Associate Dean of the Undergraduate Programs at New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing.

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Minority Nurse

MARCH 4, 2024

In the vast and varied landscape of healthcare careers, long-term care is sometimes overlooked. What is Long-term Care? Long-term care (LTC) refers to a range of services to meet a person’s health or personal care needs for an extended period. Home care is different from home health.

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Daily Nurse

JULY 24, 2023

Nurses are leaving the workforce at an unsustainable rate, pushing the entire U.S. healthcare ecosystem to the brink. As many as 100,000 nurses left the workforce during the pandemic, and within the next four years, 900,000, or almost one-fifth of the 4.5 million total registered nurses, will do the same.

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Nurse.com

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Both victims were providing care at the time of the shooting. More often, healthcare workers including nurses are the front-liners that care for the victims of violent acts such as mass shootings. More often, healthcare workers including nurses are the front-liners that care for the victims of violent acts such as mass shootings.

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Comfort Home Care

JULY 18, 2023

S enior in-home care can be a lifesaver for those taking regular medications. S enior in-home care can be a lifesaver for those taking regular medications. Trained caregivers help seniors take the proper medication at the right time and dosage.

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Seasons Hospice

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

However, it’s important to understand that while aging is an inevitable part of life, its effects on our skin can be managed and mitigated with proper care and attention. Hydration Matters One of the key aspects of senior skin care is maintaining adequate hydration.

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1-800-HOSPICE

MARCH 28, 2023

The Importance of Prognostic Conversations In response to research revealing the importance of prognostic conversations and low patient recall of prognostic conversations, Margaret Isaac, MD and Randall Curtis, MD outlined a systematic approach for this patient communication. 2 Patient recall of prognostic conversations can be poor.

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Seniority, the Mavencare Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2020

In this post, we’ll cover what physical therapy is, why and when it’s good for seniors, and the important role physical therapy can play in building a home care plan that will help your senior loved one stay in their own home for the long term. October is Physical Therapy Month! What is physical therapy?

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Traditions Health

JANUARY 24, 2022

It is important for care providers of a loved one with dementia to understand how changing seasons can affect someone with dementia and what can be done to help prevent any concerns from developing. This condition can place a burden on caregivers right as they are in need of a break at the end of a day. Sundowning Explained.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

JULY 21, 2022

Their constant support for each other: “We don’t care who wins. What if we all, as post-acute care providers in SNF, HH, IRF and LTCH approached care this way? But onward to post-acute care and what we see coming in the future. . Are horse people “solid people,” or are they “crazy people”? Is UPAC a new term to you?

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Minority Nurse

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

But they’ve found a career in pediatric hematology/oncology nursing that fulfills their passions for science and for working with an adolescent and young adult population. For today’s celebration of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Nurses Day , Hightower shared some thoughts on this career path.

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Hope Hospice

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

In most cases, caregivers (often, family members) are at a loss of how to provide dementia-related care. Dementia symptoms have changed the relationship between caregiver and loved one, and it’s common to feel at a loss of what to do. The care partner role demands lots of creativity. And that’s the problem.

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Daily Nurse

OCTOBER 30, 2023

I teach in the graduate nursing program and am the specialty track director for the Adult-Gerontology Primary Care NP program and the Adult-Gerontology Clinical Nurse Specialist Program. So, I help run those two programs and teach the Adult Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program. And it’s just been a great experience.

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Comfort Home Care

MAY 5, 2023

It is the perfect time to acknowledge and focus on the importance of senior mental health. Why Is Mental Health Important in Seniors Almost one in five seniors aged 60 or older suffer from a mental health concern. As our elders age and more health issues arise, they can become overwhelmed and frightened by the changes to their bodies.

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Seasons Hospice

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Studies have shown that volunteer work can reduce stress levels, improve self-esteem, and increase overall life satisfaction. Life after retirement can be both exciting and daunting at the same time. For some, the idea of no longer having to go to work every day is thrilling. Join a Community Group. Get Involved in Volunteering.

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Boca Home Care Services

MARCH 23, 2022

But before I go into all that, I believe a little self-introduction would not be out of place here. I asked one of my writers to do something unusual, to produce an article about his perspective and personal experience with aging. Here is his response: The Good And The Not-So-Good Things About The Affair Of Aging: A First-Person Account.

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Home Care Pulse

JULY 14, 2022

Share: We’re Home Care Pulse, a leading provider of experience management & surveys, caregiver/CNA training, and online reputation management. Hiring long-term caregivers starts by asking the right interview questions. In your opinion, tell me what makes a good caregiver and why you think you’d be the right fit.

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Seniority, the Mavencare Blog

JANUARY 8, 2021

It’s a traditional time of the year to set goals and make resolutions, so in our first blog post of 2021, we’re offering up six new year’s resolutions that family caregivers might like to adopt this year. I will take care of myself first. I will take care of myself first. I will ask for help.

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Home Care Pulse

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

Amanda Sternklar ( 00:00:00 ): Hey, Amanda Sternklar here, co-host of Vision, the Care Leaders Podcast. Between July 27th and August 19th, 2022, HCP conducted a survey targeting agencies who provide in-home care services. Todd Austin ( 00:00:51 ): I’m the President at Home Care Pulse, Todd Austin. Thanks Todd.

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Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Finding Your Inner Self There are many paths to finding your inner self, nurses. How often do we use social media, television, movies, or other things to distract us from what's most important? But how do we keep the nurse's inner life fed and watered? Photo by A tolu Bamwo on Nappy.co Strategy #1: Remember your spiritual life.

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

After her mom died of breast cancer, she had to take care of her two brothers (who were 7 and 13 at the time). At nursing school, Johnson fell in love with working with geriatric patients; now, she works in Luminis Health’s Acute Care for Elders (ACE) unit. How long have you worked in the nursing field?

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