With overlooked reimbursement opportunities in the Payment-Driven Payment Model (PDPM) relatively common, nursing home ...

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Objectives To establish the accuracy of emergency department (ED) nursing staff risk assessment using an established chest pain risk score alone and when incorporated with presentation ...

Background Diagnostic error incurs enormous human and economic costs. The dual-process model reasoning provides a framework for understanding the diagnostic process ...

Grassroots groups that oppose county nursing home privatization in Wisconsin are finding community in each other.

How does your healthcare provider figure out your diagnosis? Their thought process should work like that of a detective. Using clues drawn from your descriptions of symptoms, your medical tests, their ...

Nursing homes can conduct observational audits to support increased compliance with infection prevention practices, including hand hygiene and use of personal protective equipment. Observational ...

Titler, PhD, RN, FAAN, Director Nursing Research ... [7] The next step in the PICO process is to determine the intervention or exposure that will be examined. [7] For the example discussed ...

Technically, car diagnostic tests are never “needed” — they are simply tools that accelerate the repair process by assessing issues quickly and efficiently. As a result, many drivers wait until a ...

Examples of skilled nursing needs include complex wound dressings, rehabilitation, tube feedings or rapidly changing health status. A number of patients may have a health status that changes quickly.

Moral and emotional pressures about what you should do for an aging parent who was not good to you growing up can create ...

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