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Healthy Workforce Institute
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Healthcare professionals are experiencing greater physical and verbal abuse from patients and their family members. There are many reasons – when not feeling well patients are not always on their best behavior. And, some patients feel entitled to receiving care the way they want it – when they want it. Use key words.
Healthy Workforce Institute
APRIL 19, 2023
When I worked as a staff nurse, there were times when I was treated poorly by a patient prompting me to file an incident report but honestly, it was so complicated that I justified not doing it. Justifying their behavior coupled with a complicated reporting system led me to avoid reporting it.
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Hospice News
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Below are 10 of this year’s “hidden gem” stories that didn’t quite make our top 10 most read. More hospices have begun to pursue collaborations or develop partnerships with death doulas to add another layer of support for patients and families. Pandemic Pushes Death Doula Awareness, Hospices Seek Strengthened Ties.
Home Care Pulse
JUNE 30, 2022
F rom 5th position in 2019, to 3rd in 2020, and now taking the #1 spot this year—lack of training has jumped to the top of the list of caregiver complaints in the last 3 years, according to the most recent HCP Benchmarking Report. Since regular exercise isn’t possible for bedbound patients, some clients need to be moved every two hours.
Nurse.com
JUNE 22, 2022
The trial was closely watched in the medical community — and now some healthcare professionals fear it will have a chilling effect on patient safety investigations. Investigations revealed Vaught injected the patient with the paralytic drug vecuronium instead of sedating drug Versed in December 2017. They do make mistakes.
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