Listening to religious music helps seniors increase their life satisfaction and self-esteem, and decreases anxiety around death, a new analysis shows.
Profile: Faith in nursing and family
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 01, 2014
As the youngest of four children in a small rural town in Minnesota, Neal Larson grew up in a tight-knit circle where hard work and putting family first were cherished values.
Hospice care scrutinized
By
Tim Mullaney
Jun 01, 2014
Medicare would increase hospice reimbursements by 1.3% in fiscal year 2015 under a payment rate proposed in May. This would be a $230 million boost, according to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
CMS pushes back on quality measure recommendations
By
Tim Mullaney
Jun 01, 2014
Healthcare providers face unfairly reduced reimbursements if they serve economically disadvantaged patients, according to a recent National Quality Forum draft report. The government rejected recommendations...
Ask the nursing expert … about leadership styles
By
Angel McGarrity-Davis, RN, CDONA, NHA
Jun 01, 2014
What type of nurse leadership style works best, and how does it affect quality of care and outcomes?
Veteran nurses struggle to make grade
By
Tim Mullaney
Jun 01, 2014
Registered nurses with a lot of experience might have a harder time in graduate school than less seasoned nurses, according to a first-of-its-kind pilot study from California State University-San Marcos.
Residents reciprocate when nurses initiate warm regards
By
Tim Mullaney
Jun 01, 2014
Relations between long-term care nurses and residents can be understood through the concept of “reciprocity,” and cultivating certain types of reciprocity can improve care, according to recent...
Ask the treatment expert … about staging an ulcer
By
Rosalyn Jordan, RN, BSN, MSc, CWOCN, WCC
Jun 01, 2014
What do you do when staff disagree about the stage of an ulcer?
Firm grasp of devices, documents urged
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 01, 2014
Providers trying to improve pressure ulcer rates should examine equipment and documentation processes, an expert said at the LeadingAge Illinois conference in May.
Doctors promote NPWT for seniors’ post-surgery care
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 01, 2014
Negative pressure wound therapy holds promise for most seniors following a surgery, according to experts at the International Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Expert Meeting.