American Nurse

JULY 3, 2024

After the assessment, a physician or allowed provider signs orders (which include the patient’s plan of care) for home healthcare. The American Nurses Association’s Home Health Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice provides an overview of expectations and competencies of the professional nurse. American Nurse Journal. 2024; 19(6).

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American Nurse

MAY 2, 2024

In 2022, the estimated total cost of diabetes care was $413 billion. From 2012 to 2022, direct costs (medical costs) increased by 26% and indirect costs (loss of productivity at home and work, chronic disability, and premature death) increased by 16%. Diabetes Care. per 100,000. 2022;45(9):2012-9. Pediatr Diabetes.

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American Nurse

APRIL 30, 2023

Understand your role in patient-centered care. Takeaways: The 2022 heart failure management update includes patient-centric recommendations focused on stages, primary prevention, left ventricular ejection fraction classification, pharmacologic management, and comorbidity management. See HF stats.)

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