Ask the Nursing Expert about … policies and procedures
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Amy Franklin, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT
Jul 06, 2017
How can I simplify the policies and procedures at my facility to make them more user-friendly?
Minimal SNF construction forecasted through 2016, report says
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Apr 15, 2016
Fewer new skilled nursing developments will crop up over the coming year, and those that do will focus on short-stay, post-acute rehabilitation services, according to a new report from real estate consulting...
Proficiency matters
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Steven Littlehale
Mar 04, 2016
An admired colleague once said, “If you want me to be proficient in caring for a specific type of patient, I can … just give me a lot of them.”
Changes must be made to nursing home ratings to better depict patient safety: Study
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Marty Stempniak
Nov 06, 2018
The standard measure for capturing quality at nursing homes does not paint an accurate picture of patient safety, and changes are needed to aid residents in their decision making.
Night-shift workers at highest risk for sleep problems, unique CDC study shows
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Oct 06, 2016
Employees who work night shifts have the highest risk of developing sleep-related problems, according to a first-of-its-kind study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Latest medication disposal system is created by nurse
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Elizabeth Newman
Jul 04, 2016
Kitty litter and coffee grounds are among the undesirable materials many long-term care nurses employ to destroy expired or unused medications. Nurse Sherry Day said she knew there had to be a better way.
Medicaid final rule aims to improve access, transparency
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Nov 12, 2015
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has released its final rule on Medicaid, which will include state requirements to review access plans for beneficiaries.
Most providers set to get a Medicaid pay raise next year
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Marty Stempniak
Oct 29, 2018
State officials are reporting that Medicaid enrollment stayed flat, year over year, though most are planning for at least moderate increases on spending for nursing homes’ largest source of funding.
Q&A with Walter Collins: Admins facing ‘new world’
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Haymarket Media
Mar 22, 2004
Administrators today need to be able to juggle more tasks than ever before to “maintain their sanity,” says the incoming leader of the American College of Health Care Administrators. Plus he...
Report: More than 25% of potential abuse incidents in SNFs go unreported to police
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Aug 29, 2017
More than a quarter of incidents of possible abuse or neglect against nursing home residents go unreported to authorities despite mandatory reporting laws, according to a new federal report.