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Brushing away the risk: The crucial role of daily toothbrushing in preventing hospital-acquired pneumonia

Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

The article, titled “Daily Toothbrushing to Prevent Hospital — Acquired Pneumonia — Brushing Away the Risk,” emphasizes the significance of routine oral care in preventing hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP), a serious concern that affects both ventilated and non-ventilated patients.

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Emergency vs. Non-Emergency Medical Transportation

Caregiver Support Services

For example, ambulances often have stretchers, ventilators, and other life support machines. Private companies and organizations such as nursing homes, hospitals, home care agencies, and assisted living facilities typically provide this type of transportation. The type of equipment used depends on the kind of emergency.

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Surrogate Decision Making: Bernie Lo and Laurie Dornbrand

GeriPal

And now ICU care has flourished, and we can keep people alive in the sense that their heart is beating and we can sustain their ventilation and circulation. I once had a patient in the ICU at Moffitt who had had a stroke and was facing, not recovered, going to a nursing home with a feeding tube. ICU care was pretty rudimentary.

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Do You Believe in Cancer and Coronavirus Miracles? Here's research.

Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

He spent 30 days in the ICU and was on a ventilator three times while at MedStar Franklin Square where he almost died. With the help of his care team after 31 days, Kevin finally was well enough to go home and share his miraculous story. Kevin Swinks is a Maryland man hailed as a COVID-19 "miracle" survivor.

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Resume FAQs for Nursing Students and New Nurses

Nurse.com

You can mention significant experiences you had or skills you developed, such as working with ventilators or assisting with procedures like placing an IV, in a bulleted list below your clinical experience. According to Yale University’s School of Nursing, resumes should be one to two pages in length. spring 2022).

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HSPN ELEVATE: Hospice Clinical Innovation Trends

Hospice News

I think that those hospital modalities at VITAS were able to bring high-flow oxygen and other breathing modalities into the home. We’re able to provide IV treatments, and we’re even able to do home extubations with ventilator support. We have to serve those individuals that are in between.

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POLST Evidence and Update: Kelly Vranas, Abby Dotson, Karl Steinberg, and Scott Halpern

GeriPal

For a trial to have value, it should not exclude patients over age 80, or those with dementia, or patients residing in nursing homes. Additional links mentioned in the podcast: Recent JGIM article on POLST in California nursing homes, hospitalization, and nursing home care Karl’s GeriPal post on appropriate use of POLST Enjoy!

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