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Physical Therapist Skills: 12 Qualities to Career Success

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

A great PT is constantly learning and staying current with the latest advancements and best practices. Be Communicative Before evaluating your patient and developing a treatment plan, you will speak with the patient about their acute symptoms and current and aspirational levels of fitness and health. The University of St.

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Georgia Hospital Improves Organ Donation Process

Daily Nurse

Improved organ donation practices and greater program visibility led to a sustained increase in referrals, donors, and transplanted organs at a Georgia hospital, thanks to a focus on enhanced staff education and family communication. The number of organ referrals doubled, from 169 in 2015 to 320 in 2021.

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What is Neurodiversity? Understanding Neurodiversity

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Typically, those with autism experience differences in thinking, movement, sensory processing, socialization and communication. 30 , 31 Speech-Language Pathology (SLP): SLPs are experts in communication, supporting individuals with socialization cues and self-expression. Caroline Miller, What Is Neurodiversity? Kathy Leadbitter, et al.

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Tips for successful interprofessional collaborative writing: Part 2

American Nurse

The circular model, which places interprofessional collaboration at the center, has four domains: clinical and professional practice and care, education, research and quality improvement, and approach to leadership. Yours, mine, ours: Some best practices for authors writing collaboratively. J Creative Library Practice.

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LPNs in modified care delivery models

American Nurse

Nurse leaders from a mid-Atlantic 12-hospital health system reviewed best practices for improving unit outcomes and identified a need for modified care delivery models. A care delivery model redesign, featuring licensed practical nurses) in an expert-led team-based approach was measured for success. In 2022, 46.1%

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Caring for adults with autism spectrum disorder

American Nurse

Potential barriers to quality care for patients with ASD include a patient’s inability to effectively communicate their needs to providers, sensory issues worsened by the overstimulating hospital environment, and a lack of specialized ASD training among healthcare providers. See EBP recommendations.) ASD order set.

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Nursing ethics and shared governance model

American Nurse

The Code’s fifth provision describes a nurse’s duty to maintain competence and pursue professional growth, noting the difference between competence (a baseline foundation for acceptable practice) and professional growth (an ongoing process for moving beyond the minimum standard of practice). See Strategic imperatives.)