New AHA emergency guidelines address cardiac arrest recovery, rehab for first time
The authors have added recommendations on post-hospital discharge recovery and rehabilitation with the goal of improving resuscitation outcomes.
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AMDA endorses a national medical order to honor frail residents’ wishes
A nationally recognizable POLST form would give seriously ill or frail seniors the ability to communicate treatment preferences across care settings, the organization says.
Avoid performing CPR on a dead resident, earn an F-tag
A Minnesota nursing home has been cited for neglect after four nurses failed to perform CPR on a resident, even though the resident appeared to have been dead for several hours.
Illinois nursing home cited in strangulation death
A nursing home resident who was strangled by his own nightgown — and whose roommate’s calls for help went ignored — will cost the facility $50,000.
Ask the Nursing Expert about … CPR
How is the decision made whether a resident should be resuscitated?
Lifeguard Master introduces new CPR masks
Lifeguard Master has introduced a new line of CPR pocket masks for rescuers.
Facility fined $16,000 after reviving resident with DNR
Authorities have fined a Florida nursing home $16,000 for reviving a resident who had a do-not-resuscitate order.
Flood of bad CPR news raises quality concerns
McKnight’s news stories can be a good source of ideas for quality improvement projects, long-term care attorney Janet K. Feldkamp recently told a webcast audience. Looking at our recent items, I’d say the time is ripe to review CPR policies: Three separate stories emerged last week about a variety of problems — and penalties — related to resuscitation.
State slaps FL nursing home with $16,000 fine for resuscitating resident against his wishes
Authorities in Florida have fined a nursing home $16,000 for reviving a resident with a do-not-resuscitate order, according to news reports.
Blanket ‘no-CPR’ policy can result in citation, CMS rules
Federal regulators have come out strongly against facility-wide policies that prohibit cardiopulmonary resuscitation for residents in distress.
