Aging Life Care Association

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Written By: Lonette Bolden-Smith, MA, BSN, RN, CMC Are you an adult in your 30’s ,40s or 50s and struggling with your home and working-life balance while tasked with taking care of an aging adult? Maybe you are in your 60s and struggling to care for a parent in their 80s or 90s while trying … Continue reading The Sandwich Generation – what is it and are you a member → The post The Sandwich Generation – what is it and are you a member appeared first on Aging Life Car

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 12, 2024

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has not responded to congressional concerns about the hospice Special Focus Program (SFP). Set for 2025 implementation, the SFP promises to identify hospices delivering poor quality care and target them for improvement remedies. However, many stakeholders, including members of Congress and hospice industry groups, have contended that the algorithm the agency plans to use to identify those hospices is deeply flawed.

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Diversity Nursing

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Historically, Nursing has been viewed as a female-dominated profession, but a noticeable shift is occurring. The number of men entering the Nursing field has significantly increased in recent years. This trend reflects a broader recognition of Nursing as a versatile and rewarding career for individuals of all genders. The Rise of Male Nurses Over the past few decades, the percentage of male Nurses in the U.S. has steadily risen.

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Daily Nurse

DECEMBER 12, 2024

In a time when the political divide among various individuals and groups may be wider and deeper than ever beforewhat some might call a political chasmone thing is clear: those of us involved in patient care must never allow politics to interfere with our ability to provide the best possible service. As difficult as it can sometimes be to bite our tongues, doing so is paramount.

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Together for Short Lives

DECEMBER 12, 2024

This week, we attended the launch of the Independent Commission for Palliative and End of Life Care. As a member of the Commission, we are committed to tackling the significant disparities in access to sustainable, high quality palliative care for seriously ill children and young people across the UK. Currently, across the UK there is […] The post Together for Short Lives joins national commission to address postcode lottery in children’s palliative care appeared first on Together fo

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Nurse Nacole

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Category: Critical Care Nursing To ensure adequate cerebral perfusion, the MAP should be maintained above 65 mm Hg in patients at risk for intracranial pressure elevation and a cerebral perfusion pressure of 50-70 mm Hg should be targeted.

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