Home Drug Infusions Can Be Dangerous, But Many Home Care Staff Aren’t Trained
MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Intravenous (IV) lines are generally associated with medical centers — picture a patient in a hospital bed, an IV drip-dropping needed fluids, nutrients and medicines into their arm.But millions now are receiv…
Learn MoreLas autoridades federales investigarán el abuso de los antipsicóticos en los hogares de ancianos
MIÉRCOLES, 18 de enero de 2023 (HealthDay News) — Las autoridades de salud de EE. UU. señalan que planifican investigar si algunos hogares de ancianos califican falsamente a los pacientes como esquizofrénicos para poder administrarles antipsicóticos …
Learn MoreFeds to Investigate Overuse of Antipsychotic Drugs by Nursing Homes
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health officials say they plan to investigate whether some nursing homes are falsely labeling patients as schizophrenic so they can administer sedating antipsychotic drugs to them.The Centers for Medic…
Learn MoreFeds to Investigate Overuse of Antipsychotic Drugs by Nursing Homes
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 18, 2023 (HealthDay News) — U.S. health officials say they plan to investigate whether some nursing homes are falsely labeling patients as schizophrenic so they can administer sedating antipsychotic drugs to them.The Centers for Medic…
Learn MoreRacial, Ethnic Disparity Seen Between Nursing Students, Neonates in NICU
FRIDAY, Jan. 13, 2023 (HealthDay News) — There is a racial and ethnic disparity between neonatal nurse practitioner (NNP) students and neonates in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU), according to a study published online Jan. 6 in Advances in Ne…
Learn MoreCoworker Observation System Promotes Nursing Professional Accountability
WEDNESDAY, Jan. 11, 2023 (HealthDay News) — The Coworker Observation System (CORS) can be successfully implemented with nurses, according to a study published in the January issue of The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety.Cynthia …
Learn MoreStaffing Stability Is Marker of Better Quality of Nursing Homes
TUESDAY, Jan. 10, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Day-to-day staffing stability is a marker of better quality of nursing homes, according to a study published online Jan. 10 in JAMA Network Open.Dana B. Mukamel, Ph.D., from the University of California in Ir…
Learn MoreIncreasing Staff Vaccination at Nursing Homes Cuts COVID-19 Infections
THURSDAY, Jan. 5, 2023 (HealthDay News) — Before the omicron wave, increasing vaccination for staff at U.S. nursing homes was associated with fewer COVID-19 cases and deaths among residents and fewer cases among staff, according to a study published …
Learn MoreNursing Care Shortages Likely to Have Predated Pandemic
TUESDAY, Dec. 20, 2022 (HealthDay News) — There is no evidence that large numbers of nurses left health care or hospital practice during the first 18 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published online Dec. 7 in Nursing Outlook.Lin…
Learn MoreThe ‘Great Resignation’ Is Taking a Toll on U.S. Health Care
THURSDAY, Dec. 1, 2022 (HealthDay News) — The nationwide shortage of health care professionals — a so-called “Great Resignation” of providers — is impacting patient care in ways large and small, a new HealthDay/Harris Poll shows.One in four America…
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