Last Thursday, the president spoke on the American Jobs Act. I was very surprised he didn’t mention that geriatric care is THE way to stimulate the economy and create jobs.
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...
Boo ‘The View’
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Sep 18, 2015
If anyone has learned anything about live television talk shows, it’s this: DO NOT mess with nurses! The View’s insulting mockery of Miss Colorado’s Kelley Johnson’s monologue kicked...
Pharmacists and doctors and nurses — oh my!
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Dec 13, 2011
As I was thinking about packing for a recent convention — and those who know me know a lot went into wondering about how many pairs of shoes I could get into my suitcase — I started thinking about...
If you want it, YOU have to make it happen!
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Jacqueline Vance, RNC, CDONA/LTC
Aug 19, 2014
A recent article on Medline Nursing alleged that the average registered nurse (RN) wants more sleep, authority respect and work-life balance. We can get what we want. We just have to learn to “ask”...