One of a nursing student’s most exciting milestones is purchasing a stethoscope. In addition to serving as a critical tool, the stethoscope is also a symbol signifying that the nursing student has taken a leap forward in their education and is ready to learn how to assess patients. Like a …
June 9, 2021 The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Civil Rights (OCR) is sharing the following alerts from the White House and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA). Organizations are encouraged to review the information below and take appropriate actions. White House Memo: What We Urge …
Incontinence is a common issue for many of our residents. In fact, almost 50% of residents in a nursing home present with some type of incontinence. This education will discuss urinary incontinence along with the care and treatment that is an integral part of the care certified nursing assistants (CNAs) …
Question: What will happen to the online AADNS communities, discussion groups, and libraries? Answer from AAPACN: The AADNS Network has become a new member community named the Management/Leadership General Discussion community on AAPACN.org. The discussion groups and libraries are there, too! This means that you are still be able to …
Disparities & Culturally Competent Care: Fostering Cultural Competence This section includes a collection of assessment tools, educational and learning materials, research articles and resources that are curated to help medical professionals and institutions provide culturally competent care and reduce health disparities. https://www.idsociety.org/covid-19-real-time-learning-network/Disparities-culturally-competent-care/ The Cultural Awareness Video Series: From Action to Change offers …
Question: Will I still be able to access AADNS courses that I am currently taking on the new AAPACN website? Answer from AAPACN: Yes. You still have access to any courses that have not expired and will be able to complete the exams. You are still able to access any …
AAPACN’s latest set of tools provides nurse leaders with guidance on how to best utilize the pharmacy’s services and expertise and assists nurse leaders to collaborate with the pharmacist and maximize his or her expertise to benefit resident care outcomes. Access the Maximizing Your Pharmacy’s Benefits Tool here. For permission …
by AAPACN To meet the needs of medically complex residents, a holistic, individualized approach to care is required, including when a resident is at risk for a decline or change in condition. This guide provides the nurse leader with the information needed to establish a process to identify residents at …
Memo # QSO-21-15-ALL Posting Date 2021-03-26 Fiscal Year 2021 Summary Burden Reduction Final Rule Interpretive Guidelines: The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is releasing interpretive guidelines and updates to Appendix Z of the State Operations Manual (SOM) as a result of the revisions of the Medicare and Medicaid …
Interim Estimates of Vaccine Effectiveness of BNT162b2 and mRNA-1273 COVID-19 Vaccines in Preventing SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Health Care Personnel, First Responders, and Other Essential and Frontline Workers — Eight U.S. Locations, December 2020–March 2021 Weekly / April 2, 2021 / 70(13);495–500 Summary What is already known about this topic? …
