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A Nashville, TN, hospice used well-analyzed results from staff satisfaction surveys and family satisfaction surveys to improve the quality of care, as well as staff satisfaction.
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Are internal defibrillators and pacemakers biofixtures, like artificial hearts, that should not be deactivated when a patient is dying?
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At the end of life, there often comes a point when there's nothing more, clinically, that can be done. That's when the music starts for some patients.
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Patients with heart failure may be among the most challenging for case managers who are coordinating their care.
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Researchers at a large children's hospital found that nurses who were comfortable working with dying children and their families were also nurses who reported high levels of hopefulness.
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Hospice employees and managers have probably felt at times that when staff morale is low, that's when more patient/family problems pop up.
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Hiring the right person for the job is the key to success for any business but in home health many managers are not sure how to identify the right person for a sales and marketing position.
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No matter what other valid, necessary precautions you have in place, the effort to thwart infant abduction all centers on limiting access by people who shouldn't be on the newborn unit.
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A patient with pre-existing Addison's disease was admitted for the treatment and care of a fractured humerus. When the admitting physician tried to order hydrocortisone for the patient, the pharmacist erroneously transcribed the order as hydrochlorothiazide.
