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Preventing Resident-to-Resident Aggression Through Staff Training 

American Medical Compliance

Resident-to-resident aggression (RRA) is a growing concern in healthcare facilities, particularly in assisted living and long-term care settings. By understanding the emotional and physical challenges residents face, staff can provide compassionate and effective care.

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Geriatric Nurse: Expert Insights and Career Guidance

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

Settings for geriatric careers include primary care offices, hospitals, home health services, assisted living communities, senior centers, nursing homes and rehabilitation and long-term care facilities. The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner role specialty is not available for the DNP program.

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Building a better future for all

American Nurse

“We will continue to engage with all organizations and agencies to further the co-branded ANA and American Association of Critical Care Nurses Nurse Staffing Task Force recommendations on these long-term challenges.” Others pointed out the high cost of addiction treatment. Few RNs are trained on how to best treat veterans.

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Project ECHO and the geriatric healthcare workforce

American Nurse

The University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC), in Fort Worth, implemented Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes), a collaborative learning model that originated at the University of New Mexico. A second ECHO line for long-term care facility teams (Nursing Home STRONG ECHO) began in 2020.

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Weathering the Storm: How Healthcare Organizations Can Recover After a Tornado

Relias

Provide access to mental health support, flexible scheduling, and temporary housing or transportation assistance if needed. Resource: The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has a Disaster Distress Helpline and offers tip sheets for staff support following disasters.

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Nurse referrals to pharmacy

American Nurse

The CMs documented all referrals as a problem, goal, and intervention (PGI) in the EHR and offered to assist with scheduling appointments. CM adherence The documentation of referrals in the EHR allowed the project manager to track nurse CM adherence with the referral process and determine the need for process changes.

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Your Healthy Outlook Can Promote Resilience and Recovery in Older Adults

Relias

Although many older adults remain mentally healthy, the World Health Organization says about 15% of adults over 60 have a mental disorder. Yet many older adults may go undiagnosed and untreated because of misinformation, false beliefs about aging, and the stigma associated with mental health issues, as Daniel D.