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100 Nursing Memes That Will Definitely Make You Laugh
Nursing: when you're not sure whether it's Saturday or Tuesday.
Is it Time for a Nursing Home?
"Last week, my mom found a way to get out of the house. She was missing for three hours. We were frantic. She was missing for three hours. I'm ashamed of myself for failing to care for her. Is it time to look for a nursing home?"
Was the Nursing Home Understaffed?
Serious injury and death can result from the nursing home, convalescent center, rest home, long-term care or rehab center from being understaffed.
Making Tough Decisions: Is There No Choice But a Nursing Home?
It’s something many of us have done. Our parents are in their middle years and have come home from visiting someone in a nursing home. The hospital-like structure of the older nursing home was disturbing to them. While relating their experience to you they say that they’d hate to end up in a place like that. You jump in and say with feeling and genuine belief, "I’d never put you in a nursing home."
Who really pays for nursing-home care?
Conventional wisdom holds that Medicare won’t pay for elder care, but that’s not exactly true.
How to recognize elder abuse in nursing homes
Did you know that as many as 40 per cent of adults will reside in a nursing home at some point in their lives? Over 3.2 million adults
Travel nursing tips that weren't taught in school
TranscriptEven with years of school behind travel nursing professionals, there are certain tricks of the trade that simply have to be learned in the real world.For starters, help bed-bound patients avoid pressure ulcers on their heels - the least assessed part of the body - by letting the feet hang freely. Use a
Nursing Home Abuse: What You Need to Know
Elder neglect, or nursing home abuse, most commonly occurs when a resident does not receive proper medical, physical, or emotional attention.
How can my loved one be harmed in a nursing home?
As we continue to grow older, our parents and grandparents grow older as well. When it comes time to take care of our children, we may not be able to care for both our children and our parents. Instead of taking on more than you can handle, it may be a good idea to consider …
When Dementia Is a Laughing Matter
Laughter, in its many forms, is increasingly seen as good medicine
What makes Magnet hospitals different
Learn about the unique characteristics of Magnet hospitals in terms of nursing empowerment and patient outcomes.
What are 'never events' in nursing homes?
A number of years ago, there was a consensus in the medical community on the need for public disclosure around certain adverse events or procedures that should simply never happen in the profession.
Is Nursing Home Abuse Widespread?
How prevalent is nursing home abuse in the United States?
Nursing Disasters: It’s the Small Things
What does it take to avoid nursing disasters? We take a look at how small mistakes can snowball into big problems and how you can avoid them.
How to fix U.S. long-term care over the long haul
Ask Americans what they fear most about aging, and many will tell you it is the possibility of needing nursing care - and not being able to pay for it.
Comprehensive Guide on COPD
Print Friendly Comprehensive Guide on COPD NBN Infusions provides a comprehensive nursing and pharmacy program that services patients of all ages from pediatrics to geriatrics. NBN's on-site, licensed pharmacy provides all required medications and equipment that patients will need for the duration of their home infusion therapy. Home Infusion Therapy involves the administration of medications using intravenous, subcutaneous and epidural routes. This care is administered to…
How To Deal With Nursing Home Theft
More often than not, nursing home staff members are caught stealing from the vulnerable and sick residents of nursing homes.
Nursing Homes: Are Your Expectations Realistic?
Dad was so vulnerable to those who cared for him that I trusted no one. Only when I was with him, struggling to figure out how to help him find some sort of contentment, could I feel I was doing what was needed for him.
How to Prove Nursing Home Negligence
It is natural to feel nervous about enrolling a loved one in a long-term care facility. Recent studies show that nursing home abuse is alarmingly common in the United States. According to the National Center on Elder Abuse, there is no way to know for sure just how prevalent elder abuse is, but rese
Antipsychotics Given Often in Nursing Homes
More than one in five U.S. nursing home residents are given antipsychotic medications -- generally off-label, a national analysis revealed.
How Does a Nursing Home Really Work?
“When your loved one is admitted to a nursing facility, you are at their mercy. There is a significant imbalance of power in many ways. As a result, many families may find themselves feeling completely lost.”
