Study: Healthcare workers not making healthy choices
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Dec 04, 2015
Doctors, nurses and other healthcare workers don’t always practice what they preach when it comes to living a healthy lifestyle, a new study suggests.
CMS releases revised dementia care survey tools
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Dec 03, 2015
Updated survey materials should be used by skilled nursing facilities to assess dementia care practices, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services encouraged in a recent announcement.
OSHA ups workplace violence prevention efforts
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Dec 03, 2015
New online resources may help prevent healthcare workplace violence, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration has said.
80-year-old’s Thanksgiving ‘first’ worth the wait
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Dec 01, 2015
For many, traveling is as synonymous with Thanksgiving as turkey, frantic shopping and green bean casserole are. But for one Kentucky nursing home resident, this year’s family gathering was far from...
NY law adds workplace violence protection for healthcare workers
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Nov 24, 2015
New York has passed a new law giving the same anti-violence protections to healthcare workers already given to firefighters, emergency medical technicians and registered nurses.
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.
ANA: ‘zero tolerance’ for bullies at work
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Nov 05, 2015
A leading long-term care nurses group is praising the American Nurses Association’s new “zero tolerance” policy regarding violence and bullying in healthcare workplaces.
CMS: Don’t wait on submitting staff data
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Nov 05, 2015
Skilled nursing facilities should start submitting electronic staffing data as soon as possible for the best results, federal officials said during a September conference call.
Study refutes the notion that longer nurse shifts are better
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Nov 05, 2015
Nurses who work long shifts may experience job dissatisfaction and a risk of burnout, according to new research.
Do it for your herd
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Nov 03, 2015
How do you convince some 50,000 plus college students, faculty and staff to get a flu shot? If you’re the university I attended, you hand out stickers with a catchy slogan and a cartoon cow on them.