The Real Nurse Jackie by Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
If only these nursing books would be written
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Oct 09, 2012
This past summer, Medscape had an article titled “The Top 15 books for Nurses.” They were “heavy” reads and not the self-help books I thought would have been on their summer “must-have”...
Why I love TV’s Nurse Jackie
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Oct 02, 2012
So we all know that nurse have a love-hate relationship with “medical shows” on TV. The good news is there is at least one thing to love.
Nurse overload equals mistakes
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Sep 24, 2012
Did you hear the one about the seasoned detective who finds a body in a field? Surrounded by young detectives, he immediately announces, “She was a nurse and worked in long term care!” Stunned,...
You go, girls! A year of nakedness
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Sep 06, 2012
If you think you’ve seen it all, you haven’t. That’s because they didn’t bare all, just almost all. This is awesome. A dozen women in their seventies and eighties decided to raise...
Nursing and stress
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Aug 13, 2012
Nurses continue to experience stress at higher rates than most other groups, according to the American Holistic Nurses Association. OK, so we know nurses get stressed — just walk into any nursing home...
Breaches of basic infection control practices — why?
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jul 30, 2012
Basic infection prevention and control isn’t rocket science. It is essentially following some general guidelines. Some of them pretty simplistic. Not too hard right? You would think, but …
When physician observations cause pain
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jul 17, 2012
A panel of doctors was asked for its opinions about a proposal for a new wing at the nearby referring hospital. It was tough to get a straight answer.
Mandatory vaccinations vs. voluntary — not for wimps!
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jul 03, 2012
Let’s talk about that controversial topic: mandatory healthcare worker influenza vaccination. I can hear the arguments for both sides already. But I say the case is clear.
Once again the war on drugs forgets LTC
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jun 13, 2012
A proposed reclassification of painkillers is one more example of how the long-term care setting gets left out of policy discussions, and frail elders will pay the price.
Sweet treatment you’ll crave: Chocolate helps the heart
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jun 07, 2012
Oh, happy day! Now here is a study that I think pretty much everyone can get behind. Researchers found that dark chocolate (at least 60% cocoa) may be an inexpensive and effective way to help prevent cardiovascular...