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Are Nurses the Worst Patients? 

Daily Nurse

Nurses can sometimes be notorious for being the worst possible patients. Why are we frequently such bad patients, and can we do something to turn that situation around? Nurses Know Better Just the other day, I was talking with one of my patients about both shingles the disease and the shingles vaccine. When I mentioned that he might want to consider getting the shingles vaccine series, he asked me if I’d done it.

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California Hospice Physician Sues CMS, HHS Over Fraud Allegations

Hospice News

A California-based physician is suing the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) and the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) in response to fraud allegations that have resulted in licensure and billing privilege revocation. Dr. Rami Moustafa Shaarawy recently filed a civil action lawsuit against HHS, CMS and Noridian Healthcare Solutions LLC, seeking to prevent termination of his physician billing privileges following Medicare fraud risk allegations presented by

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Words Matter – Including Those Left Unsaid

AJN Off the Charts

Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me. How often did we as children say these words to those who teased us? Yet we still felt the sting that unkind and malicious words imparted, especially when said by those we trusted. And it didn’t matter if the taunts were untrue—they still hurt. Words matter—take youth bullying, for example.

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Voices: Jessica Chew, GM, PAC Provider Growth, Trella Health

Hospice News

This article is sponsored by Trella Health. In this Voices interview, Hospice News sits down with Jessica Chew, GM, PAC Provider Growth, Trella Health, to talk about how CRM technology has become an essential tool in helping providers streamline operations and do more with less. She breaks down some of the common misconceptions around CRM technology in post-acute care and maps out the key benefits.

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3 Reasons to Retire Pagers from Healthcare Settings

Let's discuss the trusty pager—an old favorite that’s losing its shine in hospitals and clinics. While once a staple in hospitals and clinics, pagers now present significant limitations that hinder rather than facilitate communication among healthcare professionals. Healthcare professionals are constantly on the move, and they need communication tools that can keep up with their fast-paced lives.

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The Alliance Celebrates National Care at Home Month

NHPCO

For Immediate Release: October 31, 2024 (Washington, DC) – November marks the start of National Care at Home Month , a new observance created to honor the valuable contributions of home care providers nationwide and inspire outreach to communities, media, and policymakers. National Care at Home Month is spearheaded by the newly formed National Alliance for Care at Home (the Alliance), bringing together the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC) and the National Hospice and

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Nursing Tip of the Day! - Critical Care Nursing

Nurse Nacole

Category: Critical Care Nursing Flumazenil is a competitive antagonist of benzodiazepines. Although it reverses sedation, it is not as effective for reversing respiratory depression. In general, when oversedation occurs, brief support of ventilation permits the patient to recover.

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COVID Updates: A Podcast with Peter Chin-Hong and Lona Mody

GeriPal

Summary Transcript CME Summary In March 2020, we launched our first podcast on COVID-19. Over the past four years, we’ve seen many changes—some positive, some negative. While many of us are eager to move past COVID (myself included), it’s clear that COVID is here to stay. This week, we sit down with infectious disease experts Peter Chin-Hong and Lona Mody to discuss living with COVID-19.