American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Previous approved projects include: A community health system purchased wound care mannikins to teach EBP wound care elements to over 2500 nurses and students in the first year. Aromatherapy for residents, staff and family members at a long-term care and rehabilitation facility to reduce stress and anxiety.

Long Term Care

Post University

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Typically, LPNs work in entry-level positions under the supervision of registered nurses and other members of the medical care team. LPNs may find work in a variety of healthcare settings, including physicians’ offices, long-term care facilities, hospitals, and nursing homes.

APRN

American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

The previous onboarding process for PCAs included a state tested nursing assistant (STNA) program offered by a local career training facility. Many PCAs reported that the curriculum didn’t cover the skill and time management needs of an acute care facility; it focused on long-term care/skilled nursing facilities.

Chief Nursing Officer

University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences

JANUARY 15, 2023

There are many different nursing jobs and specialties. 1 Learning the four key levels of nursing jobs can help guide you. 2 The following positions are organized by the nurse’s level of education and licensing, but there are many ways to advance your career and assume more responsibilities.

Nurse Practitioner

Nurse.com

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Whitaker, who previously worked as a director of nursing in long-term care at a skilled nursing facility, said that along with ageism, helping students to increase their exposure to older adult patients, and countering the perceptions that geriatrics isn’t “very exciting or rewarding” are common challenges.

Continuing Education

Amercan Journal of Nursing

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Jasmine Travers The pandemic shone a troubling spotlight on the unnecessary suffering resulting from substandard conditions in nursing homes. On Sep 6, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposed rule for their widely anticipated minimum staffing requirements for long-term care facilities.

Long Term Care

American Nurse

OCTOBER 2, 2023

1980s: Kennedy lesion Fast forward to the 1980s, when Karen Lou Kennedy, a nurse practitioner in a 500-bed mid-Western long-term care facility, observed that some residents rapidly developed skin breakdown, usually on their buttocks, and died within 6 weeks to months. 1989;2(2):44-5. Kennedy KL, Ritter L.

Long Term Care

American Nurse

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Expiration: 12/1/26 Sandra Long*, a 72-year-old woman, is admitted to the emergency department from a long-term care facility for fever, poor oral intake, new-onset confusion, foul-smelling urine, and incontinence. StatPearls 2022. April 2022. November 7, 2022. Urinary tract infection. StatPearls.

Best Practices

American Nurse

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

The association continues to engage with the Biden-Harris administration and key federal agencies on nursing priorities, including promoting and protecting the nursing workforce, removing practice barriers for advanced practice RNs (APRNs), and achieving payment parity for nurses.

APRN

American Nurse

JULY 1, 2024

Remind the victim that you care about their well-being and that the hospital is a safe place. Open your eyes Because nurses work in so many settings (hospitals, outpatient clinics, provider offices, public health agencies, community centers, home and long-term care), we’re in an exceptional position to help victims of human trafficking.

Mental Health