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Can nurse’s discipline be barrier to continuing nursing education?
A nurse applied to an RN-to-BSN program but said she was not accepted due to her discipline by the state board of nursing. She wondered if she could continue her education and if all nursing education programs hesitate to accept RNs who have been disciplined.
How to make home care a seamless transition for patients
Patients are discharged as quickly as possible, whether from acute care or rehab, and nurses are ultimately responsible for the seamless transition of patients to home. As a specialty, home care has established best practices to help in this process.
Job satisfaction increases for post-acute care nurses
Many employers’ salary and benefits packages for post-acute care nursing roles match or are getting close to matching what they offer acute care nurses. That’s because more employers realize that home care, hospice, palliative care and long-term care patients often are as sick as those in the hospital.
5 ways healthcare teams can improve how they care for skin injuries
Need evidence skin injuries are a major concern in healthcare? Consider that 2.5 million U.S. patients are afflicted annually. According to the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, skin injuries cost more than $9.1 billion each year.
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How confidence and closeness transformed my family’s NICU stay
My son Jackson was born 16 weeks premature. Weighing just 1 pound, 8 ounces, he was considered a micropreemie and would experience a long stay in the neonatal ICU.
Parents question nurse’s treatment of student with diabetes
A couple is concerned about the care of their 7-year-old daughter at school. Their daughter has diabetes, and apparently the school nurse administered insulin to her three times during hypoglycemic episodes.
Kids don’t just grow out of their mental health issues
One in five adolescents in the U.S. suffer from developmental, mental or behavioral health illnesses. Kids with mental health issues need comprehensive, consistent help. And pediatric nurse practitioners can provide it.
Hurricane Michael stuns but doesn’t sideline nurses
North Florida hospitals and healthcare facilities took a hard hit Oct. 10 when Hurricane Michael, a category 4 storm, made landfall on Florida’s Panhandle. But nurses were ready with disaster plans designed to help them push through the trying times.
Nurse is concerned PCTs are not documenting properly on patient charts
An RN says patient care technicians are not signing off on their work on patient charts. Her supervisor told her to document the information and sign the PCTs’ names, which worries the RN.
MRSA and other germs linger in hospital curtains, linens
A threat to patient safety could be lurking right near the bedside, according to a study. Privacy curtains can be breeding grounds for resistant bacteria such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or MRSA.
What’s the difference between progressive care and intensive care?
If you are reading this, let me take a guess at why. You probably want to know staffing implications? Let's define progressive care vs. intensive care and then dive into staffing.
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