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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Crystal Beckford

Minority Nurse

Crystal Beckford is an accomplished healthcare executive with extensive experience in health systems in Maryland and Florida. She has a proven track record in hospital, health plan, long-term care, and health insurance leadership.

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Why COVID-19 patients who could most benefit from Paxlovid still aren’t getting it

American Nurse

Yet in nursing homes, getting Paxlovid is particularly cumbersome, said Chad Worz, CEO of the American Society of Consultant Pharmacists, specialists who provide medicines to care homes. 4 issued detailed instructions to health insurers urging swift approval of Paxlovid prescriptions, given the five-day window for the drug’s efficacy.

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What Does Medicare Cover?

American Nurse

Medicare is a federal program that provides health insurance to retired individuals, regardless of their medical condition, and some younger people with disabilities or certain health conditions. “Chip” Stanley, Jr. Each Medicare Prescription Drug Plan has its own list of covered drugs.

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Preparing for the Expected as Well as the Unexpected

Nurses Advocates

Last week, I talked about Health Insurance and provided some tips that readers could use to ensure you have a policy allowing you to get preventative care and care when sick or injured. In this week’s post, I wanted to share the importance of preparing for the unexpected and the cost of care as you age.

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Nurse referrals to pharmacy

American Nurse

For example, incorporating nursing referrals to pharmacists as part of routine patient care can help reduce polypharmacy, pharmacy and healthcare costs, and adverse drug–drug reactions. Expert-based medication reviews to reduce polypharmacy in older patients in primary care: A Northern-Italian cluster-randomised controlled trial.

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Top Nursing Jobs Outside the Hospital

Every Nurse

You may work in a variety of medical facilities, ranging from hospitals to long-term care facilities and nursing homes. The job allows you to work in a variety of settings, ranging from a traditional medical facility to a nursing home, home health agency, or even a health insurance company.

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Protect yourself from secret recording

American Nurse

Understanding the issues surrounding secret recording can help you avoid possible damage to your career and emotional health. Patients and families may be recording care in hospitals, in long-term-care and assisted-living facilities, and in the home. In some cases, these recordings may be sanctioned by the state.