Registered Nursing

MAY 1, 2025

Private duty nursing is a growing and in-demand field offering a highly personalized approach to patient care. Unlike home health nurses who visit several patients a day for short periods, private duty nurses typically remain with one patient for an extended shift, providing continuous, hands-on care. What Is a Private Duty Nurse?

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Health Leaders | Nursing

MAY 13, 2025

This article was published on Friday, May 9, 2025 in KFF Health News. In long-term care, however, families and residents may worry that correcting the way staff members speak could create antagonism. Studies in nursing homes show how commonplace such speech is. unless or until they say, 'Please call me Betty.'"

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American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) Act (S. 2713): The ICAN Act removes outdated Medicare and Medicaid practice barriers placed on Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN’s), promoting patient access to healthcare services delivered by their provider of choice.

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Capitol Beat

JULY 24, 2024

Here is what you need to know: The House Appropriations Committee recently advanced its Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education (LHHS-ED) bill. 2418 ) and its effort to remove regulatory barriers that Medicare patients face when attempting to see advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs).

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American Nurse

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

Supporting the CMS Long-term Care (LTC) Staffing Rule: The new regulations require LTC facilities have a RN on site 24/7 and establish minimum staffing levels. Improving Care and Access to Nurses (ICAN) (H.R. The issues prioritized for discussion with our legislators were: Restricting Mandatory Overtime for Nurses (H.R.

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Relias

MARCH 1, 2023

According to a recent National Investment Center for Seniors Housing and Care (NIC) survey, one-fifth of nursing care respondents anticipate that occupancy levels will not return to the pre-pandemic rate until 2025 or beyond. She encouraged hospital providers to increase the amount to 80%-90%.

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Relias

MARCH 12, 2025

Whether its skilled nursing facilities, hospitals, or home health agencies, regulatory bodies require that healthcare providers demonstrate competency in delivering patient care. Additionally, accrediting bodies emphasize the importance of competency verification as part of their quality standards.

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