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If an elder patient denies falling, would you take the answer at face value or probe further?
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You gave your patient thorough discharge instructions, verbal and written, but are you sure he or she really understands them?
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Each time a homeless person comes to your ED, you are faced with many challenges. Your patient is likely to have poor hygiene, multiple chronic medical problems, no funds for prescriptions, no transportation, and also might be intoxicated.
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Aggressive approach to CVD reduces MI, folic acid and vitamin B12 for CAD, corticosteroids for acute exacerbations of COPD, prescription drug abuse among young adults, and ARBs and cancer risk
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In a study published in the Journal of Palliative Medicine, researchers evaluated the use of five medication classes to determine trends in the use of pain medications.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded the City of Hope, a biomedical research, treatment and educational institution located just outside of Los Angeles, a three-year contract to educate nurses on how to provide better palliative care for veterans with life-threatening illnesses.
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Before making her call to the patient each week, the volunteer makes sure she has a new joke to tell by checking the Internet for jokes she hasn't shared.
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This is the first of a two-part series that looks at the increasing importance of volunteers to hospice programs. This month, we look at how volunteer programs can positively affect hospice outcomes with innovations such as a Tuck-in Program and attention to volunteer expertise.