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Why Telemedicine Must Play a Central Role in Solving the Nursing Staffing Shortage

Daily Nurse

Instead, virtual nurses utilize advanced telehealth technology to provide expert assistance with complex clinical tasks, such as care in the ICU or emergency room, and more routine needs, like giving discharge instructions and answering questions from patients or caregivers.

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Exploring the Neonatal Nursing Specialty

Nurse.com

There’s a common misconception that NICU nurses only hold and feed babies. Neonatal nursing care extends to infants’ families and caregivers, as it’s a challenging time for them too. Two examples are bloodwork and vital signs for neonates — they are different from adult and pediatric patients.

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Episode 38: LWH Q&A #1

Living With Hospice

Don't wake them up to feed them or give them water or take medicine, just let them sleep, the body's doing what it's supposed to do. You know, some caregivers and family members take this withdrawal personally. Okay, another sign to look for is a change in their vital signs. Important point here.

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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

And I knew that the training for the caregiver’s aids and CNAs would be what suffered. So I, I sat down at my dining room table and gave birth to this business plan for a monthly subscription for caregiver training. And then now that’s passed down to caregivers in a lot of settings, right?