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The Legal Responsibilities of Nursing

Diversity Nursing

Nursing malpractice can include physical, emotional, or financial harm or injury to a patient, medication errors, failure to report, or documentation issues. Documentation Accurate and comprehensive Nursing documentation is a crucial element of patient care.

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The Language of Serious Illness: A Podcast with Sunita Puri, Bob Arnold, and Jacqueline Kruser

GeriPal

And I have gone through my not-so-long career, but it’s coming up on nine years now, seeing the way that we have talked about CPR in such problematic ways, in ways that really do not enable true informed consent. You’ve had three documented conversations to “clarify code status.” Sunita: Oh, yeah.

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5 tips to improve and better utilize your home care plans [Free tip sheet]

AlayaCare

And having that documented for them to support them is really important.” – Lorraine Toderdash 4. A care workflow Incorporate the care plan into the care workflow to drive activities on care plan content, avoid double entry (solution or system support), and document directly to the care plan.

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5 tips to improve and better utilize your home care plans [Free tip sheet]

AlayaCare

How this helps the client: Making your goals and objectives SMART for the client allows for informed consent and agreement on goals of care. And having that documented for them to support them is really important.” - Lorraine Toderdash. A care workflow.

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Analysis of U.S. Food and Drug Administration Draft Guidance on Clinical Trials with Psychedelic Drugs

Healthcare Law Insights blog

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a draft guidance document with foundational considerations for researchers that are developing psychedelic drugs for the treatment of medical conditions. On June 23, 2023 the U.S. psilocybin and lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)) as well as entactogens or empathogens (e.g.,

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The Nursing Code of Ethics: Everything You Need To Know

Nurse.com

In just 217 words, the American Nurses Association explains its guiding values for the profession, known as The Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements , a document that has existed for more over 70 years. Autonomy and informed consent to treatment. Breaches of patient confidentiality or right to privacy.

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Substance Use Disorder in Aging and Serious Illness: A Podcast with Katie Fitzgerald Jones, Jessica Merlin, Devon Check

GeriPal

I have to do them where I work, but I use them as an opportunity for informed consent. Katie: Because I have to, and I’ll use it for an opportunity for informed consent, and then urine drug test screen. It’s not well-documented. Devon: Right. And what if they’re coming from a different system?