Let’s face it: Often there isn’t any solid evidence as to why a resident is on a medication. Many times, they came from the previous location on a bucket load of medications and they stay on...
Life is like an apple
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Aug 09, 2017
Have you ever contemplated on an apple? Not the tech stuff but the fruit.
Come on, it’s not new!
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jan 18, 2022
I was reading an item in the McKnight’s Clinical Daily newsletter and it totally touched on one of my pet peeves. It’s a habit we just can’t seem to get nurses and families to break. And it may be...
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...
7 habits of highly successful nurses
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Aug 09, 2016
There’s a thing or two new nurses can learn from us “veterans.” Those of us who make it to veteran status tend to share some common habits. Let me break them down for you.
Administration and CMS’s big fix
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Mar 15, 2022
I think a lot of us were a little ticked off with the State of the Union address and the administration’s focus on improving the quality of care provided in America’s nursing homes. We all know we...
My life on Zoom
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Aug 04, 2020
Well, another week is gone by with another round of Zoom meetings. And I’ll be honest: I’m as confused as a chameleon in a bag of Skittles.
Let’s fill 2024 with better than these bad ‘good’ ideas!
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jan 16, 2024
When you’re driving among heavy traffic, do you ever suddenly find yourself in a right turn-only lane? And you have like 50 feet to get over to the left, or you are forced to turn right? Who in the world...
It’s not complicated
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Jul 14, 2015
I can’t stand TV shows that do a poor job of portraying nurses or the medical profession. Unfortunately, I just found another one. Let me save you from it.
Fear of intimacy
By
Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Feb 07, 2017
Intimacy … I’m not writing about where one partner is hounding the other about fear of opening up and getting close. What do they say — “It’s me, not you”? What I am writing...