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A new job can be overwhelming no matter what industry you may choose, but when the new job is in home care, saying that the job is overwhelming may be an understatement.
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A hospitalization rate of 17% can be attributed to many factors, but the staff at Washoe Home Care in Reno, NV, are convinced that front loading the visit schedule is the key to a rate that is 11% below the national average.
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More than 10% of all sentinel events reported to the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) relate to medication error.
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The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) in Alexandria, VA, has developed a diversity toolkit designed to help hospice organizations with their efforts to improve diversity among their patient base.
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There is still confusion in the home health and hospice industries regarding the use of expedited review notices.
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The scope of the occupational health practice began expanding almost from its beginnings in 1888, when Betty Moulder, a nurse in Pennsylvania, began caring for coal miners and their families.
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The American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN) includes priorities that reflect the changing role of occupational and environmental health nurses and the changing world in which they work.
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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has issued new recommendations aimed at increasing influenza vaccination coverage among health care personnel as a way to protect patients and staff from influenza.
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Occupational health nurses have enjoyed an increase in salaries and benefits over the last five years, a survey conducted by the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN) reveals.
