Minority Nurse

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Nancy Leftenant-Colon, the first Black woman to join the U.S. Army Nurse Corps after its desegregation in the 1940s, passed away on January 8 at the age of 104. Her remarkable life, shaped by resilience, service, and humility, has left an indelible mark on nursing, military history, and the fight for racial equality. Known affectionately as “Lefty,” Nancy Leftenant-Colon quietly shattered barriers during her trailblazing career. “She never created waves when she was doing all t

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

A guilty plea has been filed in a hospice fraud scheme that allegedly bilked Medicare for $17 million in false claims. Petros Fichidzhyan pleaded guilty to charges of health care fraud, aggravated identity theft and money laundering in connection with the Medicare fraud case involving multiple California-based hospice and home health companies. Fichidzhyan was among the five individuals that the FBI arrested in June 2024 in connection with the hospice fraud and money laundering scheme.

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

This weeks blog has been written by Ebenezer Akore Yeboah, a nurse and PhD candidate at Coventry University, UK, specialising in nursing, climate change, and sustainability. He is a member of the UK Florence Nightingale Foundation’s sustainability expert group. Climate change is having a widespread impact on all forms of life, leading to shifts in weather patterns, increased disease burdens, and economic struggles across the globe 1.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Blue Ridge Care Hospice is partnering with Laurel Ridge Community College to provide greater exposure to hospice care to students in its emergency medical services and nursing programs. The Virginia-based nonprofit expects the partnership to help bolster the hospice clinical workforce. Blue Ridge and the college have entered into a clinical affiliation agreement that will enable students to gain hands-on experience working with hospice patients.

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Healthcare communication has evolved from handwritten notes and paper charts to digital tools like EHRs, telemedicine, and AI-powered platforms. This blog explores how these advancements improve patient outcomes, streamline care delivery, and enhance provider collaboration. Learn about the role of mobile health (mHealth) apps, secure messaging, and social media in bridging communication gaps.

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Diversity Nursing

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

As we celebrate Black History Month , its essential to recognize the contributions of Black Nurses and the crucial role diversity plays in healthcare. A diverse Nursing workforce isnt just about representation, its about improving patient care, addressing health disparities, and fostering a more inclusive healthcare system. Why Representation in Nursing Matters The U.S. population is becoming increasingly diverse, yet the Nursing workforce does not always reflect this diversity.

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Daily Nurse

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The nursing and healthcare community deeply mourns the loss of Dr. Loretta C. Ford, EdD, RN, PNP, FAAN, FAANP, a trailblazing innovator and visionary in nursing. Dr. Ford, renowned worldwide for her pivotal role in co-founding the nurse practitioner (NP) profession, passed away peacefully at her home in Florida on Jan. 22 at 104. Her extraordinary contributions have revolutionized healthcare delivery and globally expanded patient access to quality care. “Dr.

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Nurse Nacole

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

Category: Critical Care Nursing Neuromuscular blocking agents are either agonists (depolarizers of the motor endplate) or antagonists (competitive agents, also known as nondepolarizers). Agonists work by persistent depolarization of the endplate.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

The Trump administration recently rescinded a memo about a temporary pause of federal financial assistance programs. Questions linger among palliative and pediatric care providers around the future outlook of Medicaid reimbursement as the administration pushes forward on certain policies. The White House, through the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), recently issued a memo that, if enacted, would have put a freeze on all activities related to federally funded programs receiving grants, loan

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