‘Killer nurse’ fallout: Nursing homes likely to take the blame even if they did ‘everything right’
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Jessica R. Towhey
Nov 06, 2023
An “angel of mercy” nurse who saw herself as putting patients out of their misery by hastening their deaths further damages the already fragile reputation of nursing homes, a long-time nursing director...
Also in the News for Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022
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Joe Bush
Oct 05, 2022
DOL awards $80 million in grant opportunities to nurse training programs … Supreme Court declines to hear vaccine mandate appeal from 10 states … Nursing homes actively seeking relief from Congressional...
SNF residents avoid repeat hospitalization with nurse-led heart failure program
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Alicia Lasek
Sep 03, 2021
Sixty days after admission, patients in the disease management program had a lower composite rate of rehospitalization, ED visits or mortality when compared with their peers who had usual care. The program...
Just a virtual girl in a virtual world
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Feb 23, 2021
So, here I am, teaching and meeting virtually multiple times a day. I’m kind of feeling like a virtual girl in the virtual world. I mean, virtual teaching is great as you can reach multiple communities...
Regenstrief Institute invests in startup to improve nursing home care
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Liza Berger
Nov 19, 2019
The Regenstrief Institute, an organization dedicated to technological innovation in healthcare, is partnering with Care Revolution, a medical startup focused on improving care at nursing facilities, controlling...
Nurse leaders shouldn’t have to ask: Who’s your daddy?
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jun 12, 2018
I was recently telling a good friend of mine about one of the best job candidate interviews I ever conducted.
Nurses need YouTube image help: study
By
Amy Novotney
Nov 06, 2017
The nursing profession could use an image boost, according to an analysis of videos in searches for “nurses” and “nursing” on the video-sharing website YouTube.
SNF nurse impostor sentenced to 14 months, $34,000 in restitution
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Oct 05, 2017
A 43-year-old Texas woman has been sentenced to prison time after she lied about her credentials and posed as a nurse at five different healthcare facilities, authorities announced on Tuesday.
A Day in the Life
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Jul 06, 2017
A long-overdue accolade
Giving nurses and CNAs a helping hand
By
Martie Moore
Oct 06, 2014
Writers rely on pen and paper. Carpenters count on a hammer. Ask a healthcare worker what their most valuable tool of the trade is and they’ll tell you – it’s all about their hands. When...