American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Nursing students in a midwestern university’s baccalaureate nursing program have a mere 45 hours focused on long-term care during their first semester. The transition to a hospital clinical setting from the laboratory and long-term care can be difficult and anxiety-ridden for first semester students.

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Relias

MAY 1, 2022

Depending on the particular organization, that might mean arranging for specialized wound care training or analyzing the data to find ways to reduce variations in care. Related Wound Care Liability Concerns. With proactive steps, you can use your leadership power to heal the gaps in wound care education.

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Nurse.com

OCTOBER 12, 2022

I don’t think as much as when we were in the implementation phase, but skilled people are needed — especially those who have master’s degrees — to work in hospitals, long-term care facilities, clinics, [and] education.”. A career in nursing informatics usually doesn’t involve direct patient care.

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Nurse.com

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

From 2009 to 2019, the population of adults age 65 and older grew 36% to more than 54 million Americans, according to the Administration for Community Living (ACL) — a division of the U.S. As the U.S. population ages, geriatric nurses and nurse practitioners (NPs) can make an impact. Department of Health and Human Services. “The

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Diversity Nursing

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Foot Care Nursing is a specialized area within the Nursing profession that remains relatively unknown to many practicing Nurses. Foot Care Nurses are employed in various settings, including long-term care facilities, hospitals, outpatient clinics, and home health services, and may hold certifications in wound care.

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American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Patients and families may be recording care in hospitals, in long-term-care and assisted-living facilities, and in the home. For example, many states have laws that require skilled nursing facilities to allow residents to install monitoring equipment (“granny cams”) to document care. November 15, 2019.

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Post University

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

An Unexpected Dream Job In 2019, Mark was recruited to join the Cardiac Specialty Institute, a role in which he visits hospitalized cardiac patients and helps them manage their care. “I In 2016, he returned to the hospital, working primarily in the operating room—yet another new experience to add to his skill set.

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American Nurse

OCTOBER 2, 2023

1980s: Kennedy lesion Fast forward to the 1980s, when Karen Lou Kennedy, a nurse practitioner in a 500-bed mid-Western long-term care facility, observed that some residents rapidly developed skin breakdown, usually on their buttocks, and died within 6 weeks to months.

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Relias

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Staff turnover Turnover adds pressure to patients and their families and hinders providers from delivering optimal dementia care. A study published in the Journal of the American Geriatric Society analyzed data from 13,631 nursing homes from October 2018 through September 2019.

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American Nurse

MARCH 3, 2023

Takeaways: No standardized post-fall assessment exists for long-term care facilities, which leads to inefficiency and inaccuracy. To ensure appropriate care, nurses must perform accurate post-fall assessments to prevent complications in all settings, including in long-term care facilities (LTCFs).

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American Nurse

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

PACE Your LIFE, a program of all-inclusive care for the elderly, provides comprehensive medical and social services to Kent and Sussex County community members aged 55 or older in their own homes. It allows seniors who require long-term care services from a nursing home to live in their homes.

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Every Nurse

SEPTEMBER 30, 2023

In 2019, there were about 60% of the 3.1 Providing direct patient care for patients and residents of long-term care and nursing facilities, as well as across communities, RNs continue to be uniquely placed to make a difference in the health of people.

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University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

15 Hiring and Pay Preferences Most employers recognize the value of certification in addition to work experience.

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Relias

MARCH 1, 2023

Jenn Leitch, MN, RN, CCM, CGS, who served as a nurse manager in the department of care management at Oregon Health & Science University, told Relias Media that the hospital “saved 2,382 hospital days over the fiscal year of July 2019 to June 2020 because we transitioned these patients to skilled nursing facilities sooner.”

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University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

JANUARY 15, 2023

3 They are often the first line of care for patients and provide assistance with a myriad of basic daily needs. 3 While some CNAs work in hospitals, they’re often hired in long-term care facilities. There are many different nursing jobs and specialties. 1 Learning the four key levels of nursing jobs can help guide you.

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American Nurse

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Using the Nursing Culture Assessment Tool (NCAT) in long-term care: An update on psychometrics and scoring standardization. Incredible Messages Press; 2019. The 4 Stages of Psychological Safety: Defining the Path to Inclusion and Innovation. Oakland, CA: Berrett-Koehler Publishing; 2020. Healthcare. 2015;3(3):637-47.

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Leadership Communication Long Term Care Business 52

American Nurse

MAY 1, 2023

Takeaways: Four significant factors compromise care for Native American elders: healthcare disparities, historical trauma, healthcare shortages afflicting rural areas and reservations, and a lack of culturally appropriate care in long-term care facilities. January 14, 2019. The Indigenous Foundation.

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Consult QD

APRIL 27, 2023

Clinical practice guideline for the management of asymptomatic bacteriuria: 2019 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clin Infect Dis 2019; 68(10):e83–e110. JAMA 2019; 322(12):1188–1194. JAMA 2019; 322(12):1188–1194. Ther Adv Urol 2019; 11:1756287219832172. Family Pract 2019; 36(4):417–424.

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American Nurse

MARCH 6, 2024

Determine the impact of a structured pharmacist-led medication review—A controlled intervention study to optimise medication safety for residents in long-term care facilities. Expert-based medication reviews to reduce polypharmacy in older patients in primary care: A Northern-Italian cluster-randomised controlled trial.

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Relias

JANUARY 16, 2023

Department and Human Services found that Medicare visits conducted through telehealth in 2020 increased 63-fold, from about 840,000 in 2019 to 52.7 In 2020, a third of the visits were to behavioral health specialists, compared to 8% of visits to primary care providers and 3% to other specialists.

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American Nurse

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Expiration: 12/1/26 Sandra Long*, a 72-year-old woman, is admitted to the emergency department from a long-term care facility for fever, poor oral intake, new-onset confusion, foul-smelling urine, and incontinence. According to Weiner-Lastinger, compared with 2019 data (0.69 Am Fam Physician. 2018;98(8):496-503.

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American Nurse

JULY 1, 2024

Remind the victim that you care about their well-being and that the hospital is a safe place. Open your eyes Because nurses work in so many settings (hospitals, outpatient clinics, provider offices, public health agencies, community centers, home and long-term care), we’re in an exceptional position to help victims of human trafficking.

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Scrubs

JULY 16, 2024

Just setting a number doesn’t mean anything if you’re not going to enforce it,” said Mark Miller, former president of the national organization of long-term care ombudsmen, advocates in each state who help residents resolve problems in their nursing homes. What’s the point?”

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American Nurse

JULY 29, 2024

Just setting a number doesn’t mean anything if you’re not going to enforce it,” said Mark Miller, former president of the national organization of long-term care ombudsmen, advocates in each state who help residents resolve problems in their nursing homes. What’s the point?”

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