Sat.Aug 27, 2022

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Palace of Care – Sat Sri Akal

Palliverse

Photo by Sandy Millar on Unsplash. I prepared to see our patient and their spouse. They had been doing well until the past week. Then the weakness and fatigue worsened. They didn’t have the strength to leave the bed. Their spouse looked after them well. Their children were parents too. They were proud of their grandchildren. A close family but COVID-enforced separation had meant they had only seen one of their children once in two years.

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The Economics of Proactive Models of Chronic Disease Care & Management

The Nurse Break

More from ‘ Leading for Change ‘ here. “The problem with remote patient monitoring for someone with chronic disease is the ongoing cost of it? This has been a common reason or response in conversations across Australia’s health sector during my last 6 or so years of being involved in various forms of virtual models of care for why we do not fund or invest in models of care that proactively engage, support and monitor our most vulnerable and biggest costs to our tertiary healthcare system whic

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Nursing Tip of the Day! - Fundamentals

Nurse Nacole

Category: Fundamentals Because it contains 38% iodine, amiodarone may cause thyroid abnormalities that can manifest as either hypothyroidism or hyperthyroidism. Hypothyroidism is the more common form of amiodarone-induced thyroid dysfunction.

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