Unicorns, leprechauns, CBO Scoring and other mythical things
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Dec 23, 2012
I recently attended the National Transition of Care Coalition Summit in Washington. It was an eye-opener.
Wisdom from a prune
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Nov 06, 2012
I love being a nurse and I can’t think of being anything else. Do you remember a time when there was a turning point, that is, there was something that actually framed or shaped WHO you would become...
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.
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.
You know you’re a nurse when …
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Apr 30, 2012
OK, I can’t help myself. I’m in an incredibly silly mood as I sit to write my blog today. And I was thinking about how we as nurses see the world differently from “normal” folks....
Transitions of Care III — Scarier than a horror movie: Medication errors
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Aug 11, 2011
We’ve been talking for a while about transitioning of our residents to and from the facility and some of the problems associated with it. But let’s talk now about just one huge problem, that...
Transitions of Care, Part II: So you know they’re eventually gonna have to leave … right?
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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...
It’s not a bad habit: What’s your coffee IQ?
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jun 13, 2011
So it’s 4 a.m. and I’m still up finishing a project and jonesing for a cup of my favorite brand of coffee, NuJava. Yes, I am a coffee snob, because I like my coffee like I like my men …...