I think you can tell a lot about a person by what is in his or her nightstand.
Autonomy and risky business
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Oct 04, 2016
Let’s face it, nursing home culture change and honoring resident choice can still bring about an anxiety attack to the most laid back of nurses. Promoting resident autonomy without exposing providers...
Going back to servant leadership
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jan 23, 2012
I have to wonder why, when some people get in a “power” position, they kind of turn into real … dictators. We’ve all seen it, everyone from the nursing assistant who gets promoted...
Compassion fatigue – the struggle is real
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jul 27, 2021
Not getting a vaccine isn’t just affecting you. It’s why we have this variant, and it’s why we all have to keep dealing with this. And it’s why nurses are burning out and getting compassion...
Spacely Sprockets and the future of medical care
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Apr 02, 2014
So does anyone remember the cartoon “The Jetsons”? You know, George and Jane, daughter Judy, son Elroy and, of course, the dog, Astro. It’s kind of fun to see how their 1960s and 1980s...
The provider that doesn’t read this risks getting capsized
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jun 25, 2013
Hey, long-term care operator, a sexy tidal wave is coming your way. It’s going to change the way you do just about everything. Let me explain.
Nursing and stress
By
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...
Profit over public health — again
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jan 12, 2016
With a lot of controversy, the 2016 Dietary Guidelines have just been published. Unfortunately, they constitute a slap in the face to the brilliant and hardworking 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee...
It was 55 degrees in Sochi while we were expecting Snowmageddon
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Feb 18, 2014
This one is subtitled “Nursing facility personnel are essential and other things the world wasn’t anticipating.” Yes, while the temperature unexpectedly rose in Sochi, Russia, making...
Transitions of Care, Part II: So you know they’re eventually gonna have to leave … right?
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jul 27, 2011
OK, I’m not talking about your kids, because we all know they NEVER leave, and if they do, they keep coming back like boomerangs. I’m talking about your residents. Let’s face it, one...