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Training Healthcare Teams in Restorative Nursing: Best Practices and Tools 

American Medical Compliance

A 2023 systematic review published in BMC Nursing revealed a strong connection between clinical nurse competence and patient safety culture, underscoring the transformative impact of comprehensive training on nursing skills. Citation: BMC Nursing. Clinical nurse competence and patient safety culture: A systematic review.

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Finally! A Proposal For Mandatory Minimum Staffing Standards For Long-Term Care Facilities.

Empowered Nurses

I was so excited to see that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued minimum staffing standards for long-term care facilities. I love this initiative because residents in nursing homes are not always given the best care due to short staffing. hours per resident day for nursing care and 2.45

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33 Nursing Specialties in Demand in 2023

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

They specialize in women’s reproductive care and childbirth and perform physical exams, educate new parents on infant care and provide postpartum care. They work in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), emergency rooms and delivery rooms. FNPs are expert clinical providers who teach others in the workplace setting.

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Leading Nursing Trends for 2023

Nurse.com

Nurses work with patients who are recovering from illness or injury, managing chronic conditions, or require ongoing medical care in the comfort of their own homes. Home health is a valuable and growing field, as more patients and their families seek out alternatives to traditional hospital or long-term care settings.

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How to Work the Night Shift and Stay Healthy: 12 Essential Tips

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

In many hospitals and long-term care facilities, newly hired nurses, many fresh off of their studies , are asked to work the night shift. There are effective ways for how to work the night shift and stay healthy— and caring for your own health will help you better care for others.

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2023 Regulatory Advocacy Roundup

Capitol Beat

In 2023, nurse advocacy recorded real progress at the federal policy and program administration level: CMS is changing the way they refer to various types of health care providers. Also in 2023, CMS released a long-awaited proposal to establish minimum staffing requirements in nursing facilities.

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MEDICARE PART B PREMIUMS TO DECREASE IN 2023

Elder Care Matters

Medicare Part B Premiums to Decrease in 2023 For the first time in over a decade, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announced that Medicare beneficiaries will enjoy a lower premium in 2023. That’s welcome news for seniors living on a fixed income and struggling with dramatic price increases on, well, everything.