AAPACN Joins Other Healthcare Associations Urging Congress to Support the “SAFE TO WORK Act”

AAPACN, along with dozens of healthcare organizations, urge Congress to support the timely, targeted, and temporary liability relief provisions contained in S. 4317, the “SAFE TO WORK Act.” These crucial protections would safeguard healthcare workers, providers, and facilities, as well as businesses, non-profit organizations, and educational institutions against unfair lawsuits …

Engaging Residents and Overcoming Loneliness during the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

The COVID-19 pandemic is a strange and difficult time for long-term care residents. There is a lot happening in their environment that is unfamiliar, and nurse leaders have the difficult job of ensuring residents’ physical safety while also addressing the importance of combating resident loneliness. Leaders have to adapt, be …

Advance Care Planning: How to Have the Conversation

Editor’s note: This is the third article in a multipart series about advance care planning and how to operationalize an effective program in nursing homes. Find the first article explaining the basics of what it is and why it matters here and the second article explaining how to use advance …

Comprehensive Diagnosis Collection Flow Chart Tool

ICD-10-CM coding plays a substantial role in the accuracy of Medicare reimbursement under PDPM. However, collecting this information often requires a lot of research and queries or clarifications with the resident’s physician. AAPACN’s Comprehensive Diagnosis Collection Flow Chart helps the NAC to communicate the time and effort it may take …

Advance Care Planning: Seven Steps to Maximize Effectiveness

Advance Care Planning: Seven Steps to Maximize Effectiveness Editor’s note: This is the second article in a multipart series about advance care planning and how to operationalize an effective program in nursing homes. Find the first article explaining the basics of what it is and why it matters here.   …

Daily Clinical Rounds Tool

Daily clinical rounds allow the nurse leader opportunities to connect with staff and residents, gain valuable information, reinforce consistency of standards, and model clinical leadership behaviors. The AAPACN Daily Clinical Rounds tool assists the nurse leader to conduct rounds for compliance along with how to look for potential improvements for …

Dehydration Monitoring and Care Planning Is a Must This Summer

With residents sometimes in isolation and wearing masks in various situations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they are already more vulnerable to dehydration than normal, points out Teresa Remy, DSc, MHA, BSN, LNHA, RN, CDP, QCP, IPCO, director of consulting and clinical services for LeaderStat in Powell, OH. “Add the …