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Canada’s New Long-Term Care Standards- Accountability & Risk Management on a Mission

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

This was in the 80s, before Long-Term Care (LTC) Standards were anywhere near what they are now. It was common then, and I’m afraid still today, to hear seniors swear they would never “go into a nursing home, because that’s where people go to die.” Topping the list of answers to the question, “How did we get here?”

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Employment Considerations for Long Term Care Facilities under the Biden-Harris Administration

Healthcare Law Insights blog

In direct response to the significant challenges experienced by long term care (LTC) facilities throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, the Biden-Harris Administration announced its commitment to improving safety and quality of care. The comment period for the Proposed Rule closed on June 10, 2022.

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Empath Health, American Health Plans Launch ISNP Joint Venture

Hospice News

The nonprofit senior care provider Empath Health is partnering with the Medicare Advantage organization American Health Plans (AHP), a division of American Health Partners to serve patients who are enrolled in Institutional Special Needs Plans (ISNP). The ISNP program will in time extend throughout the state of Florida, according to Fleece.

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How To Become a Registered Nurse

Nurse.com

Nursing represents the largest healthcare profession in the U.S., with more than 3 million active licensed registered nurses (RNs) working in the country. Nursing is an excellent profession to choose for a number of reasons,” said Rebecca J. What Is a Registered Nurse? What Does a Registered Nurse Do?

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Partners In Care to Launch Clinician Burnout Prevention Program

Hospice News

The hospice and palliative care provider recently received a $50,000 grant from the Oregon Center for Nursing to support the program’s launch, which is dubbed Care for the Caregivers. This is a great opportunity for our nurses to learn new ways to practice self-care while also bringing our teams together.

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Guaranteed Taps SVP of Strategic Growth; Nurses Step Into C-Suite at Hospice of the Piedmont, Hudson Valley Hospice

Hospice News

Its technology platform connects patients and family members to palliative and hospice nurses, social workers, spiritual coordinators and other interdisciplinary staff. Littlefield was previously Riverside Health System’s executive vice president and chief nursing officer. The funding follows a $6.5

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A Day in the Life: Spinal Cord/Multi Trauma Unit Nurse

Daily Nurse

What is it like to work as a nurse with patients who have injured their spinal cords or who have multiple traumas? Originally, I did not intend to become a rehabilitation nurse. In 2005, I graduated and obtained a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) certificate from the Community College of Baltimore County (CCBC).

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