There are many different types of educations available for nurses that are interested in pursuing a career as a Legal Nurse Consultant. There are online courses, the University based courses, the courses made available by different organizations, self-learning courses, and then the courses advertised by the big marketing companies. The focus of these different courses [...]
Healthcare providers used to freely prescribe Vancomycin to treat infections. This intravenously administered drug is powerful, but stimulated a generation of bacteria that is resistant to its use. Vancomycin is often used to treat organisms that are resistant to other antibiotics. The available treatment options are reduced if resistance develops. Vancomycin-resistant enterococcus was first detected [...]
The average LNC will be a nurse with a minimum of five, preferably more, years of clinical experience in the hospital/OR/ICU/CCU or nurse case manager arena. This nurse is intelligent, competent, independent, confident, and willing to try something new despite misgivings. S/he can communicate verbally and in writing. This nurse has a reliable income stream, [...]
We used to think it was inevitable that patients got urinary tract infections from Foley catheters. We used to keep catheters in any incontinent patient and for days or weeks longer than necessary. Now hospital acquired urinary tract infections are never events. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will not pay for care associated with [...]
Are infections in hospitalized patients inevitable? What makes them so common? While there are many different possible infections that can occur affecting all body systems, there are several that are most common. Urinary tract infections are the most common in both nursing home and hospitalized patients. The hospitalized patient may acquire a bloodstream infection due [...]
These are 8 reasons why it is difficult to control hospital infections. 1. All medical staff do not wash their hands when they should. The single most important and effective means for preventing infections is proper hand hygiene. Unfortunately this is a challenge for healthcare staff because of the demands of constant patient care. The [...]
This is Buffy. Cute, no? Even from the back. But she’s not YOU and she shouldn’t be behind the wheel driving your business bus to who knows where. But the bigger issue is, how did Buffy get the keys?!!! And who left the door to the bus open in the first place?!!! I hate to [...]
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Spinal injuries can result from falls; thus a full assessment is critical after a fall to determine if there are injuries to the spinal cord. These injuries can be devastating. The spine consists of 33 vertebrae: 7 cervical, 12 thoracic, 5 lumbar, 5 sacral and 4 coccygeal. The vertebral column provides the body’s basic structural [...]
Are you looking for answers as to how to more effectively market your business? Do you get stuck doing the same things over and over, but wonder if you could be getting more results? People ask me how I have learned so much about marketing, and how I apply that to my business. I invest [...]
