Tag: nursing
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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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From Meds to Minutes: Nurses’ Strategies for Curbing Unnecessary Medications and Timing Errors
Have you ever began your med pass for your residents and thought ………. Wow, I am never going to be in compliance with ……… Your state regulations for administration of Medications Do you know what a potential timing med error is ? “Count a wrong time error if the medication is administered 60 or more…
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Honoring Fellow Nursing Colleagues on Memorial Day
Interesting article re: Women and Nurses who serve:https://www.uso.org/stories/3005-over-200-years-of-service-the-history-of-women-in-the-us-military MAY 2023\Skilled Nursing Support\maria.messina@skillednursingsupport.com If you like this post subscribe and see more
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If you want to improve your Knowledge here is what you can do!
Cellulitis can be reoccurring and difficult to treat. Take the test…. I did and learnt new information… https://reference.medscape.com/viewarticle/991635
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Look What I found!
Cms released Part 1 SNF May 2023 training guidance for MDS v1.18.11 http://2023_May_SNF Guidance Training Program_Part 1 (ZIP) https://www.cms.gov/medicare/quality-initiatives-patient-assessment-instruments/nursinghomequalityinits/skilled-nursing-facility-quality-reporting-program/snf-quality-reporting-program-training The zip file contains the training guidance for all the changes and the second link is the page where you can locate the training program. The link is at the bottom of the page. Here is…
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Embracing Strength: Navigating Breast Cancer as a Nurse
I know what it is like to get the dx of cancer and think…… Is my life over…….. Will I be able to work as a Nurse……. Stop! Change your mindset! Embrace these Strategies! I am a breast cancer survivor. I did not lose my job rather my company supported me and I actually was…