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Mental Health Respite Facilities Are Filling Care Gaps in Over a Dozen States

American Nurse

(Lisa Bartels) During her weeklong stay at Rhonda’s House, which founder and executive director Todd Noack referred to as “a bed-and-breakfast facility for emotional distress,” Quicke made many breakthroughs, working on her self-esteem and gaining better coping skills. For Quicke, Rhonda’s House was a lifesaver during a brutal 2020.

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Delivering health equity at the bedside

American Nurse

According to Deloitte, in addition to limiting self-actualization, these inequities generate unnecessary costs and financial waste—approximately $320 billion annually, which could increase to $1 trillion or more by 2040. Ensuring that nurses deliver equitable care is more than satisfying a mandatory education requirement.

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Reducing Mistakes: What Every Nurse Can Do

Minority Nurse

Nurses from around the country watched and spoke out, supported her, and shared similar issues about the environment of care that she worked in, the failure of organizations to support nurses after self-disclosure, and the lack of trust in non-punitive response to error. Nurse leaders ensure that the care environment is safe.

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Risk stratification of CVD in type 2 diabetes

American Nurse

Early counseling and intervention in ambulatory care settings, via risk assessment screening for early detection, can help reduce modifiable ASCVD risks. An estimated 34 million Americans, age 18 years and older, have diabetes, most with type 2 diabetes (T2DM) as well as a high risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD). See Risk assessment tools.)

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Justice Department Files False Claims Act Complaint Against Home Health Agency Over PPP Loans

Healthcare Law Insights blog

This FCA action is a notable reminder to healthcare providers that they must be careful in representations they make to the government. Two years later, in 2022, the defendant was charged with and pled guilty to Medicaid fraud. That is a catastrophic consequence for a Medicaid-related crime that netted $146,000.

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Caring for adults with autism spectrum disorder

American Nurse

adults have received a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) Many clinical nurses don’t have the knowledge needed to customize patient-centered care to meet the individual needs of adults with ASD. Many organizations lack the resources to support clinical nurses in identifying adults with ASD and implementing appropriate care.

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Connecting the dots with cannabis care

American Nurse

Kim King Kim King, MSN, FNP-C, who consults on cannabis care through her business, Thrive to Care and Wellness Education Consulting, hopes to see cannabis education added to nursing program curricula in the next 5 years. We’ve got to educate all nurses, from LPNs to RNs to APRNs,” she said. It needs to go further,” she said.

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