This week the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute announce this week it was authorizing $22 million to study ways to improve treatment of chronic low back pain, along with another $12.5 million...
Four-year nursing degree still a great choice
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 16, 2014
Good news for career nurses with bachelor’s degrees: You’re killing it compared to teachers, journalists and high school graduates.
A better opioid policy shouldn’t mean seniors suffer
By
Elizabeth Newman
Apr 14, 2017
In addition to the terrible tragedy of opioid addiction in the United States right now, long-term care providers have an additional challenge: Figuring out both how to make sure seniors retain access to...
Flashing the badge at conferences
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jun 29, 2015
One of the more mortifying moments of attending a recent conference was when I went up to a participant and asked to interview her. She nicely reminded me that I had interviewed her 10 minutes before.
Genetic testing opens can of worms for Alzheimer’s patients
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 25, 2015
Healthcare professionals tend to have a belief in facts, and as a corollary believe in conventional wisdom that knowledge is power. Of course, what people SAY they want to know and how they actually act...
The upside of a long-term care journal
By
Elizabeth Newman
Sep 11, 2014
I thought writing in a journal to recap my day would be more trouble than it’s worth. That was before I went on a two-week vacation halfway around the world. But you don’t have to travel that...
What long-term care can learn from librarians
By
Elizabeth Newman
Jul 02, 2013
If one gets to have his or her own personal version of heaven, mine would be a place where there are lots of books and authors. Luckily, I didn’t have to die in order to attend the American Library...
Rooting out the cause of a cat problem
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 24, 2017
Hearing the phrase “root cause analysis” always strikes a bit of fear into my heart because it always seems to be a complex process. In long-term care, this is often framed as not only knowing...
Emotionally drained by new hazardous regulations
By
Elizabeth Newman
Mar 15, 2019
I can never remember if we’re supposed to flush pills, pour liquid down a drain or throw medication out in the trash. So I’m sympathetic to long-term care facilities struggling with the disposal of...
Making DNRs a part of SNFs
By
Elizabeth Newman
Oct 30, 2012
For all the talk about reducing rehospitalizations, there seems to be a big element missing, according to the New York Times: that of talking.