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Describe my most memorable vacation
This should be an easy one for me because I am grateful that I have been able to travel. You would think that there should be one that stands out the most but really for me they all were memorable and special in their own way. I have vacationed with different people through the different…
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“Investigational Three-Month TB Regimen Is Safe but Ineffective, NIH Study Finds”
“The World Health Organization estimates that 10.6 million people fell ill with TB in 2021, and 1.6 million people died—the first increase in those estimates in more than a decade. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that approximately 13 million people in the United States live with latent TB infection—during which TB bacteria…
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What are you most worried about for the future?
I worry about what the future world will be for my grandchildren. I try not to focus on all the negative news. They are young now and not in daycare or in school but that is my fear. Will they be safe when they go to school? I worry about the bigger picture of the…
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The NCLEX Diaries: Conquering the Exam and Embracing the Profession Welcome to Nursing
I had the pleasure to talk with a recent New Graduate from nursing school who is taking her NCLEX next week. Do you remember the feelings you had when you took your exam? I remember the anxiety I had. I worried about being able to pass it. I worried that it was so long. I…
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Join a membership that donates to Meals on Wheels for Elders and provides resources for the professionals who care for them
When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Membership To Skilled Nursing Support is a membership organization for healthcare providers working with Elders, including nurses and other healthcare professionals, here are some reasons why joining the organization can be beneficial: Now, regarding Meals on Wheels, the organization also donates to Meals on Wheels, it adds…
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Activities that foster residents with Dementia to sleep at night resource
Dementia and inability to sleep
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Navigating Dark Moments in Your Nursing Career: Rediscovering Your Passion
Have you ever questioned if you wanted to continue with your nursing profession? Did you ever have a moment or event in your journey that made you question if you chose the right profession? I did and it was a very frightening time in my career. I was working as a psychiatric nurse and I…
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Music sets me free
Poem Created by: Maria Messina June 2023 Here I sit in my chair confused as can be But when I hear music I am free I forget how to move most days my caretakers would agree But when I am dancing I remember and I can move and I am free Most days I don’t…
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Unlocking Medicaid Reimbursement: Empowering MA MMQ Nurses with July MDS Preparation
Reminder that October 1st 2023, Medicaid will be utilizing the Nursing PDPM Component for Medicaid reimbursement. What does that mean? MDS’s Completed beginning in July could be the MDS’s utilized for Medicaid Payment. Be prepared: Ensure that in July MDS’s have the Correct Medicaid Number coded Ensure that all Nursing PDPM Clinical conditions are coded…