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Nurse-Driven Modality Passes the Smell Test

Consult QD

The patient is one of many who have used aromatherapy at Hillcrest Hospital since it was rolled out as a nurse-driven initiative in 2022. Aromatherapy is an important option in providing holistic care and an integral piece of the non-pharmacological toolkit for patient care,” says Hamm. “It

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Home Health CoPs Update: New Opportunities for OTs

Relias

OTs working in home health can initiate the start of care in more situations beginning in 2022 under changes to the Medicare conditions of participation (CoPs). PDGM also incentivizes agencies to be more collaborative in coordinating holistic care, rather than maintaining silos between disciplines.

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Integrating Holistic Approaches in Minority Nursing Practices

Minority Nurse

According to the AACA , in 2022, 80% of nurses in the United States were white/caucasian. Holistic nurses go beyond the physical and physiological aspects of medicine and focus on the values and beliefs of their patients.

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Connecting the dots with cannabis care

American Nurse

ACNA became an organizational affiliate of ANA in 2022. Now called Holistic Caring & The Green Nurse, the company has evolved to offer education, products, and services. To guide nurses in their practice, ANA has partnered with ACNA to publish Cannabis Nursing: Scope and Standards of Practice.

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Oncology Nurse Navigation and the DNP-Prepared Nurse

American Nurse

Nurses who are DNP-prepared have the skills and knowledge to impact health systems and deliver care that results in safe, effective practice through practice scholarship, translating science to change health care delivery and clinical research to improve practice (Kersten et al., American Nurse Journal , 16(12), 49-. link] Kesten, K.,

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Deafblindness and health advocacy

American Nurse

Certified child life specialists, social workers, orientation and mobility specialists, speech therapists, and nurses should work together with patients to ensure they receive holistic care that improves the healthcare experience and their quality of life. The checklist of nonverbal pain indicators (CNPI). Pain Manag Nurs.

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Nine Reasons Psychology Undergraduate Majors Should Consider a Career in Occupational Therapy

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Focus on Holistic Care Occupational therapy embraces a holistic approach to healthcare, considering physical, psychological and social well-being. BLS expects occupational therapy to grow 12% (much higher than the 3% average growth rate for all occupations) between 2022 and 2032.