American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The previous onboarding process for PCAs included a state tested nursing assistant (STNA) program offered by a local career training facility. Many PCAs reported that the curriculum didn’t cover the skill and time management needs of an acute care facility; it focused on long-term care/skilled nursing facilities.

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American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE is an essential component of nursing education. However, it has been documented that clinical experience generates a significant amount of anxiety for nursing students (Walker & Verklan, 2016). Benefits of peer mentoring in prelicensure nursing education: A dual perspective. Bosselait, L.,

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Nurse.com

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

population ages, geriatric nurses and nurse practitioners (NPs) can make an impact. The need for geriatric nurses can be explained simply by looking at data highlighting an aging United States. As the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. “The

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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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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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University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

JANUARY 15, 2023

There are many different nursing jobs and specialties. 1 Learning the four key levels of nursing jobs can help guide you. 2 The following positions are organized by the nurse’s level of education and licensing, but there are many ways to advance your career and assume more responsibilities.

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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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