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Telephone Triage: A Necessity to Manage Pediatric Patient Flow

American Nurse

At that time, nurses would talk with patients over the phone to discuss home care for illnesses, manage medication refills, and discuss lab results (Mataxen & Webb, 2019). Patients and caregivers have reported feeling a sense of support and reassurance after receiving telephone advice from a triage nurse (Mataxen & Webb, 2019).

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Understanding and honoring the needs of Native American elders

American Nurse

Some seniors can’t afford to retire at all, and some forego groceries to pay for medication. I’ve encountered many elders who can’t afford good healthcare but earn just above the Medicaid guideline, leaving them ineligible for assistance. Percentage of angina for adults aged 18 and over, United States, 2019–2021.

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The Relentless School Nurse: The OpEd Nurses are Asking “Fellow Americans, Did We Sign Up for This?”

The Relentless School Nurse

These orders include the rollback of policies aimed at limiting drug spending by Medicaid and Medicare, the withdrawal from the World Health Organization, and the revocation of measures designed to respond to pandemics like COVID-19. Portland Tribune Opinion: Fellow Americans, did we sign up for this? Teri Mills and Donna A.

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States Set Minimum Staffing Levels for Nursing Homes. Residents Suffer When Rules Are Ignored or Waived

American Nurse

A retired truck driver, he had injured his spine in a fall on the job decades earlier and could no longer walk. The mostly for-profit nursing home industry argues that staffing problems stem from low rates of reimbursement by Medicaid, the program funded by states and the federal government that covers most people in nursing homes.

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States Set Minimum Staffing Levels for Nursing Homes. Residents Suffer When Rules Are Ignored or Waived.

Scrubs

A retired truck driver, he had injured his spine in a fall on the job decades earlier and could no longer walk. The mostly for-profit nursing home industry argues that staffing problems stem from low rates of reimbursement by Medicaid, the program funded by states and the federal government that covers most people in nursing homes.

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