Fri.Mar 10, 2023

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St. Croix’s Strategic Executive Moves; NHPCO’s Ben Marcantonio Named Goodwin Living’s Board VP

Hospice News

Shake Ups in St. Croix’s Executive Level St. Croix Hospice recently made changes to its executive team. The changes are intended to support the organization’s future growth. St. Croix provides hospice to nearly 4,000 patients daily across the Midwest. The nonprofit operates 60 locations in 10 states. The hospice promoted Eric Lewis to chief accounting officer, who joined St.

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AACN Recognizes Beacon Award for Excellence Winners in 2022

Daily Nurse

The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses ( AACN ) recognized 185 units from 134 hospitals that earned the Beacon Award for Excellence in 2022. ( View recipient list.) The Beacon Award for Excellence lauds hospital units that employ evidence-based practices to improve patient and family outcomes. The award provides gold, silver, and bronze recognition to hospital units that exemplify excellence in professional practice, patient care, and outcomes.

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Transitions Care CEO: Hospice Marketing Doesn’t Work in a Vacuum

Hospice News

When marketing his hospice business, Transitions Care CEO Jim Palazzo makes it personal. Palazzo established Illinois-based Transitions Care in 2007 as a portfolio company of the Transitions Group — which also holds skilled nursing, home health, medical equipment and therapy assets. Since then, the company has expanded its footprint to cover four additional states: Indiana, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Ohio.

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Taking Care of Yourself: The Impact of Caregiving on Your Physical Health

American In-Home Care

Providing care for someone you love is perhaps one of the most rewarding jobs you’ll ever have. It enables you to spend quality time with your family member, helping them meet their everyday needs without asking anything in return. The downside, however, is the impact of caregiving on your physical health. While you’re so busy taking care of someone else, you may neglect your own health in the process, which can lead to a number of consequences.

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The Ultimate Guide to Improving Caregiver Engagement & Retention

Want to learn how to retain your caregivers & improve caregiver retention X3? The home care industry is experiencing turnover rates of over 80%. How are you ensuring your agency is retaining caregivers? This FREE eBook from Smartcare Software is packed with industry secrets needed to keep your caregivers happy, engaged, and retained, unlocking the full potential of your agency.

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This Could Be You: Cullen Law Under Scrutiny

Nurse.com

A law bearing the namesake of former nurse and convicted serial killer, Charles Cullen, is good in its intent but harmful in its execution. This is the opinion of two nurse attorneys representing nurses impacted by the law. Kathleen Gialanella, RN, JD, LLM, and JoAnn Pietro, RN, JD, say the Cullen Law often targets the wrong people and ruins the careers of healthcare professionals — often nurses — who never should have been reported to the N.J.

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Nursing Tip of the Day! - Fundamentals

Nurse Nacole

Category: Fundamentals Tramadol has the ability to lower the seizure threshold. Therefore, Tramadol should not be used in patients with a history of seizures and needs to be used cautiously with other medications that may lower the seizure threshold.

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