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Best Practices for Promoting Self-Advocacy Among Your IDD Clients

Relias

For direct support professionals (DSPs) and others working in the intellectual and development disabilities field (IDD), acting as an ally for client self-advocacy is a huge part of the job. What is self-advocacy? What is self-advocacy? When people serve as self-advocates, they are aware of their rights.

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Nursing student stress, role-modeling self-care

American Nurse

Nurse educators can role-model self-care behaviors to promote students’ personal health and wellness. Nursing students need to make time for their own self-care, and they need to know that it’s okay to make time for their personal health and wellness. Go, “Nurse Linck,” my coach cheered during track practices.

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Promoting Psychological Safety Through DEI Principles

Relias

By working to make your organization a safer place to work for everyone, you’re likely to see staff retention and engagement increase, which can lead to more consistent, quality care for persons served. Create and promote a joyful, inclusive workplace at all levels. Build an inclusive brand by being self-aware.

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UTI revisited: Optimizing best practices

American Nurse

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. Sexual intercourse also may promote migration of genitourinary and bowel flora into the bladder. See UTI risk factors.)

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One-click Ordering Promotes Preventive Care, Eases Provider Workflow

Consult QD

“With routine preventive care, such as screenings, immunizations and procedures, patients can improve their overall wellbeing.” Healthcare best practices and national clinical guidelines drive preventive care recommendations. Dr. Boose adds, “Patients delay care for various reasons.

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Understanding FWA Compliance in Healthcare

American Medical Compliance

Let’s explore its significance, key regulations, challenges, and best practices. The Significance of FWA Compliance FWA includes activities that defraud healthcare programs, waste resources, or abuse the system. Consequently, these will lead to financial losses and poor patient care.

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Healthy College on the Spectrum: Managing Autism as a College Student

Registered Nursing

Autistic Self Advocacy Network Join ASAN for free access to its webinars and resources, such as an entire library of articles on current and past research into autism disorders. Going to College with Autism On this page, learn how to navigate the world of college classes and how self-advocacy skills like communication can help.