Articles Tagged With: geriatrics
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Nursing shortage brings rule switch: Contract nurses now meet requirement
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Blacks in Congress focus on end-of-life care
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Guest Column: Sept. 11, 2002: A grief counselor’s perspective
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News From the End-of-Life: Article examines palliative care, pain management
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News From the End-of-Life: Grants intended to boost geriatric nursing education
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Solving nursing shortage requires imagination
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Full hospice care means meeting caregivers’ needs
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News From the End-of-Life: Electronic filing proposed for CMS cost reports
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Social workers cut nonemergent visits 45%
By locating a social worker in a hospital ED to help members overcome barriers to primary care, Horizon NJ Health, a West Trenton, NJ-based managed care organization, was able to decrease ED visits by 45% among its members who had a face-to-face conversation with the social worker. -
Concerns allayed for hospice patients given opioids
Opioid use for patients with advanced illness has been the focus of controversy and misconceptions, even among health care practitioners, an expert notes.