Hospice News
AUGUST 4, 2022
Like many providers, LHC Group (NASDAQ: LHCG) is feeling the brunt of labor pressures bearing down on patient volumes and revenue, with blows hitting its home health segment harder than hospice. Labor strains have put pressure on many providers’ capacity to accept patients. Louisiana-based home health and hospice provider LHC Group was no exception.
AJN Off the Charts
AUGUST 4, 2022
Ten years or more of such shift work decreased the odds of healthy aging by 20%. Shift work is a staple of hospital nursing, and several large studies have found that rotating night shifts, in particular, are associated with increased mortality. Now, an international group of researchers has found evidence of significant harm to nurses’ overall health from rotating night shifts.
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Adobe Hospice & Home Health
AUGUST 4, 2022
As we sweat our way through the hottest months of the year, it is important to make sure we are adequately replenishing all of the fluid we are potentially losing. Between beach vacations, family picnics, and holiday parades, it can be easy to forget the last time you took a sip of water or find yourself in places where there isn’t any nearby.
Daily Nurse
AUGUST 4, 2022
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing created a new leadership development program for nurses new in health care leadership and academic positions who are from groups historically underrepresented in nursing and/or those who support them. The Academy for Diverse Emerging Nurse Leaders will be held in Nashville from November 14-18. Applications for the inaugural class of fellows are now […].
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Home Sweet Home In-Home Care
AUGUST 4, 2022
Many family caregivers wonder how to help seniors eat more fruits and veggies. These tips can help. If you’re preparing meals for a senior who prefers carbs to carrots (and honestly – who doesn’t?), you could find it challenging to guarantee that their nutritional needs are being achieved. And you’re not alone. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention shares that just one in ten seniors is meeting the recommendation for at least two servings of fruit and three servings of vegetables each da
Palliverse
AUGUST 4, 2022
Photo by Larm Rmah on Unsplash. Things hadn’t been going so well in recent weeks. Our patient had needed to come in for treatment which helped one of their issues, but came at a great cost. Pain was made much worse for most of the day after the treatment was given. This was on top of a high background level of pain already. I suspected our patient downplayed their pain.
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Nurse Nacole
AUGUST 4, 2022
Category: Fundamentals The most common adverse effects associated with quinidine are gastrointestinal (nausea, vomiting and diarrhea). As with other class IA drugs, quinidine can cause proarrhythmia, specifically torsades de pointes.
Minority Nurse
AUGUST 4, 2022
Vanderbilt University School of Nursing created a new leadership development program for nurses new in health care leadership and academic positions who are from groups historically underrepresented in nursing and/or those who support them. The Academy for Diverse Emerging Nurse Leaders will be held in Nashville from November 14-18. Applications for the inaugural class of fellows are now being accepted.
Caring Senior Service
AUGUST 4, 2022
There has been a special relationship between people and animals for a long time that continues to this day. Animals have constantly provided people with unconditional support, comfort, companionship, and loyalty that our fellow humans can’t seem to offer in the same way. Therefore, it’s no wonder why dogs have long been seen as some of the best companions for seniors suffering from health challenges, including dementia.
GeriPal
AUGUST 4, 2022
Summary Transcript Summary. A year ago we did our first “Deprescribing Super Special”. Today we are coming back for more (or less given the content), talking about the following articles with their lead authors: First up, we talk with Ariel Green about her article in JAMA Network on preferred phrases a clinician may use to explain why they should reduce or stop the medication.
Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder
AUGUST 4, 2022
Renee Kinder. Time to fire up the printer, break out the highlighters and get back in the groove of learning. Within a week’s time the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued final rules for: Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 Skilled Nursing Facility Prospective Payment System Final Rule (CMS 1765-F) FY 2023 Hospital Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) and Long-Term Care Hospital Prospective Payment System (LTCH PPS) Final Rule — CMS-1771-F Fiscal Year 2023 Inpatient Rehabilitation Facil
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