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Dr. Jesus Cepero: Advocate for Holistic Care

Minority Nurse

In short, they want to be in a place where they are being cared for in a way that feels most authentic for their needs. “I thought it was more compassionate care, and it was more satisfying to patients.” Holistic care honors that and loops the patient into the care by asking, “How can we help you feel better?”

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Nursing Care Plan: Guide with Example & Writing Tips

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Care plans are a way to strategically approach and streamline the nursing process. They also facilitate effective communication in a nursing team. Lets review the fundamentals of a nursing care plan and how to create one, step by step. Table of Contents What Is a Nursing Care Plan? What Are the Components of a Care Plan?

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A Day in the Life: Staff Nurse in the Critical Care Float Pool of a Children’s Hospital

Daily Nurse

As nurses reading this know (and a point of interest for budding nurses), you wear many hats and are responsible for critical touchpoints along the patient care continuum. I’m also responsible for communicating between the interdisciplinary healthcare team and the patient’s families.

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Nursing Best Practices: Caring for Disabled Patients

Diversity Nursing

Here are some best practices for Nurses to consider when caring for disabled patients: Accessibility: Ensure that the environment is accessible and accommodates the needs of disabled patients. Make sure medical equipment is accessible and that communication aids, such as hearing devices or visual aids, are readily available.

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Deafblindness and health advocacy

American Nurse

Skilton and colleagues describe those with deafblindness as a “hard-to-reach” audience faced with communication barriers, limited budgets, lack of training in healthcare accessibility, and sensory impairment self-awareness. If the latter, their exposure to language in early childhood may provide them with a broader knowledge of communication.

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Pediatric Oncology Nurse Hannah McCullough Comes Full Circle

Daily Nurse

McCullough is a dedicated and compassionate nurse who ensures that patients and families are heard, feel loved and welcomed, and focuses on holistic care – which is what she admired so much as a child. So, I try to communicate with them – get down to their level and talk and engage with them. It is 100 percent my dream job.

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Home Health CoPs Update: New Opportunities for OTs

Relias

With that approach, the OT is able to address activities crucial for client success on the first day and is able to initiate care in a timely manner. The OT also is able to communicate the assessment findings and visit information to the entire home health agency team. OTs Can Step Up and Coordinate Care.