Weekly staff testing may reduce COVID-19 spread, new model shows
Screening healthcare and nursing home workers regularly would reduce their contribution to transmission by about 25%, say researchers.
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Healthcare workers first in line for newly approved at-home coronavirus test
Care providers are asked to complete a short eligibility assessment before ordering the FDA-authorized test kit. Self-swabs are mailed back for testing.
Report documents quick spread of new coronavirus through U.S. nursing facilities
At least 72 facilities in 22 states have infections, along with 55 deaths as of Friday.
Clinical Briefs for Tuesday, March 24
CDC releases guidance on preventing spread of coronavirus in senior living communities … Healthcare workers report psychiatric symptoms amid pandemic … Patient organizations urge feds to ease limits on drugs for those with chronic conditions … CDC details medication options for COVID-19 patients
Clinical Briefs for Monday, March 16
At-risk staff offered a place to stay at Affinity facilities during COVID-19 outbreak … Study details the first known US person-to-person coronavirus transmission … Senators to introduce bill addressing medical supply vulnerability due to coronavirus … ‘Natural killer’ cells could halt Parkinson’s progression … Streaming senior-fitness video vendor publicizing free trial during COVID-19 outbreak
Solid staff immunization strategy benefits all, says quality advocate
In eldercare settings, the risks of infectious outbreaks go beyond the direct impact of the illness, the ECRI Institute claims.
Former nursing home owner’s ‘every nickel’ possibly at stake with class action ruling
A New York judge has cleared the way for residents of a troubled nursing home to pursue a class-action lawsuit against its former owners.
People in LTC who’ve inspired me in 2017
From the 102-year-old Hulk Hogan fan to the doting, selfless caregivers doing behind-the-scenes work, there are numerous people who inspired me in long-term care this year.
Ask the Nursing Expert about … staff competencies
Is it true that during new survey process, surveyors will ask staff nurses and nursing assistants about their competencies, with questions such as, “Do you receive periodic evaluations on your skills, knowledge, and abilities? If so, how often?” “In what areas have you been assessed?” “In what areas do you believe you need more assistance or training?”
Nurses, help your patients by helping yourselves
Ask a nurse how she consoles patients with difficult diagnoses, stabilizes a critical patient or quickly saves a life. Nurses do these things masterfully, and often. But ask a nurse how she takes care of herself and you might be shocked by what you hear … or don’t hear.
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