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For Older Patients, Loneliness Might Be Biggest Social Determinant of Health
Loneliness and social exclusion can have a big impact on patients’ health and quality of life, and it is a problem that is compounded by deteriorating health as people grow older.
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New Nurses May Struggle With Errors, Injuries
A newly graduated nurse, or even one more experienced who is going through orientation in a new job, may have a higher risk of errors and accidents as he or she takes on a new role in the high-pressure healthcare environment.
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Social Media and Young Nurses Could Be Bad Combination
Nurses new to the field should be reminded about the risk to their own careers from careless or unwise posts on social media, which also will help protect the hospital or health system from associated liability.
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Early Warning in EHR Decreases ICU Transfers After Rapid Response Team Calls
Alerting ICU nurses to patients’ early warning scores can decrease rapid response team calls and transfers to intensive care after a call, one hospital found.
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Team’s Goal Involved Reducing ED Visits With Case Management Follow-up
Sentara Medical Group in Norfolk, VA, developed a plan to reduce ED utilization and readmissions. The organization’s risk-sharing contracts provided an incentive and extra boost to its efforts.
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Resident-to-Resident Violence Can Lead to Patient Deaths
Aggression among dementia patients is not uncommon, and long-term care facilities should have adequate staff on hand to prevent it from occurring.
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Stay Alert to Signs of Elder Abuse: Think of Falls, Resident Violence
Elder abuse harms more than one million Americans, and case managers should know how to identify it by assessing patients for signs of harm.
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Emergency Clinicians Steer Patients With Substance Use Problems Into Effective Treatment
Baltimore has struggled mightily with substance misuse, and much of this burden has fallen on EDs in the region. This has prompted hospitals and public health authorities to create innovative solutions to address the problem in a comprehensive way.
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The Joint Commission Issues Advisory on Human Trafficking Victims in Healthcare
The Joint Commission recently issued an advisory titled “Quick Safety 42: Identifying Human Trafficking Victims.” According to the organization’s alert, the United States had 40,200 reports of human trafficking cases between 2007 and 2017.
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Brochure Shows How to Plan Care Discussions
Case managers can access a free, downloadable guide about how to improve communication with families during stressful health events.