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Dehydration Plays Key Role in Nursing Home Death

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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 administered Lorazepam twice.

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6 Creative Strategies To Solve the Nursing Shortage

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Midway through the pandemic, nurses began to recognize an unsettling future for our profession. Nurses were burning out, and our healthcare model was breaking. We watched as the first wave of nurses opted to retire early or leave the profession to maintain their sanity. Empty nurse roles are common in all areas of medicine.

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8 Nurse Staffing Models To Try

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Nurses are leaving direct care — and dissatisfaction with outdated staffing models may be a big reason why. How can you provide safe, efficient patient care and meet the evolving needs of nurses? Innovative nurse staffing models can be the answer. Innovative nurse staffing models Why are nurses leaving?

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

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In 2021, poorly managed care plans were in the top 10 complaints from care providers and nurses in home care organizations, according to Home Care Pulse. Based on this discussion, we’ve developed a free tip sheet to help your home care organizations and healthcare providers work through improving your care plans.

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

AlayaCare

In 2021, poorly managed care plans were in the top 10 complaints from care providers and nurses in home care organizations, according to Home Care Pulse. Based on this discussion, we’ve developed a to help your home care organizations and healthcare providers work through improving your care plans.

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Family Sues After Patient Dies Behind Privacy Curtain

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It’s hard to believe that a privacy curtain would be a focal point of lawsuits involving nurses, but it happens. A male patient who was diagnosed with dementia several years earlier was admitted to a nursing home on his physician’s recommendation. I wrote about a similar situation in a recent blog.

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RN’s Credibility Questioned By State Court

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Credibility is also essential during board of nursing (BON) proceedings. In the following case, a nurse’s veracity was the focus of a state supreme court decision and decisions in three prior proceedings. The patient asked why the RN was being so rough and complained to nursing home administrators.