Consult QD
NOVEMBER 8, 2023
We know teamwork improves clinical care, outcomes and patient experience,” explains Gorecki. “It There are no ‘weekends’ here; we must be ready to provide emergency care every day of the year. It also encourages staff engagement, which makes caregivers happy to come to work and reminds them that they can succeed.”
Relias
FEBRUARY 26, 2024
By incorporating care coordination practices such as risk assessment, care planning, care transitions, patient education, patient navigation, telehealth, and home visits, care coordination teams can bring in resources to help patients navigate health concerns that span physical, behavioral, and social risk factors and needs.
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American Nurse
MAY 1, 2023
More than a quarter of transports took over 5 hours to complete, with some mothers giving birth in ambulances and other patients dying enroute. Some patients avoided emergency care out of fear that they would be stranded for hours away from the reservation or be unable to pay their medical bills from a different facility.
The Nurse Break
OCTOBER 3, 2022
Patients on oral targeted therapies and hormone therapies may experience tiredness, hot flushes, mood changes, weight gain, skin rashes, and muscle and joint aches. It is important for nurses to understand the mechanism of action of each drug to provide accurate advice when patients experience side effects.
Consult QD
SEPTEMBER 12, 2023
Although some pandemic-era policies on telehealth are likely to evolve, opportunities around virtual visits are expected to expand as clinicians explore new ways to standardize treatment, improve the patient experience and make healthcare more efficient.
American Nurse
JUNE 9, 2023
Night-Shift Nurses report from 9:30 pm to 6:00 am, cover break time, and help transport critical patients to the operating room and emergency care units. Evening Pool Nurses or “Joker Shift” reports from 1:45 pm to 9:45 pm and are allocated to the units that need the most help and are short-staffed for the shift.
Relias
MARCH 4, 2024
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality reports that five patients per RN may be appropriate in acute medical-surgical units, but only one to two may be appropriate for intensive care units. In some states, four patients per nurse is the maximum for emergency care.
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