Hospice News
JULY 8, 2022
Hospice referrals appear to be going up. But many patients who get the referral never receive the care due to low health literacy and social determinant of health factors. Among patients who received inpatient discharge instructions indicating hospice, nearly 1 in 10 did not enroll within 30 days of leaving the hospital, according to recent research from Trella Health.
AJN Off the Charts
JULY 8, 2022
In a world where time efficiency is supreme, nurses often seek educational opportunities only within their area of nursing expertise. After all, further expertise in my specialty area will directly apply to work, right? It may seem counterintuitive to look for learning opportunities outside nursing, but the results may surprise you. I am a nursing PhD student, and the PhD program contains only one “independent study” elective course.
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Hospice News
JULY 8, 2022
Speedy hospice patient admissions can lead to improved referral numbers, profitability and length of stay, recent data show Yet, hospices need to carefully navigate their patient admission processes to maximize their revenue. Timely initiation of care is an important metric for hospices to measure and monitor, according to recent research from BerryDunn.
Minority Nurse
JULY 8, 2022
Roxana Chicas, PhD, RN , a research professor in Emory’s Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing , rued her nontraditional academic path until a mentor reassured her: “The teacher always arrives when the student is ready.”. That advice about timing resonated last month as she prepared to donate a kidney to her mentor, professor and faculty colleague.
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Hospice News
JULY 8, 2022
Set to expire later this month, the public health emergency (PHE) is likely to continue, along with regulatory waivers that expanded telehealth utilization and streamlined other health care processes. . As they await word, providers are growing increasingly concerned about the future of those flexibilities, and the potential financial and operational impacts if they go away — particularly in light of the heightened regulatory scrutiny in the space.
Nurse.com
JULY 8, 2022
Our recent 2022 Nurse Salary Research Report shed light on nursing salaries during one the most unprecedented events in health care — the COVID-19 pandemic occurring amid an existing problematic nursing shortage crisis and a growing nurse gender pay gap. A total of 2,516 qualified nurses successfully completed the survey between November 12, 2021, and December 12, 2021, from across the U.S.
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Interim HealthCare Inc.
JULY 8, 2022
Just because your eyes feel healthy, you might assume that they are healthy. Unfortunately, most eye diseases don’t have warning signs…which means you could have an eye problem and never know it. The good news is that there are many things you can do to take care of your eye health, even as you age.
Palliverse
JULY 8, 2022
Photo by pisauikan on Unsplash. New day, new symptoms. The whole body aches and pains subsided today which was a relief. Just as I was lulled into a sense of lessening unwellness, something else arrived to knock that idea out. A sore throat the likes of which I had not experienced since I had my tonsils taken out as an adult came to say hello. I would describe it as swallowing rusty liquid razor wire.
Euro-American Connections & Homecare
JULY 8, 2022
At Euro-American Connections & Homecare our top priority is to ensure our clients and their loved ones that they are safer with us. That’s why all EAC&H Caregivers go through a 10-step comprehensive background check that includes: DMV History, Criminal Background, National Sex Offender List, State, and Federal Court, CNA Certification (when applicable), and Social Trace, Elder Abuse, and more.
Nurse Nacole
JULY 8, 2022
Category: Fundamentals Angiotensin II type 1 receptor blockers (ARBs) do not block degradation of vasoactive substances (bradykinin, enkephalins) and may not cause adverse effects, such as cough, due to ACE inhibitor–induced bradykinin accumulation.
The Heart of Hospice
JULY 8, 2022
In the final episode of our Patient Right series, we’re talking about the right to choose medications, equipment, and who makes visits to the home. The care that’s provided for a hospice patient is collected into something called a Plan of Care. That Plan of Care includes every intervention the hospice team provides, including medications, … Continue reading "Know Your Patient Rights Series 5, Heartbeat Episode 294".
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