Meetings are a normal and necessary part of daily operations, but it is important to spend the time wisely so that the meeting achieves its intended purpose. AAPACN’s Guide to a Successful Meeting tool will assist the nurse leader to plan and lead meetings and to follow up on action …
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and AAPACN recognizes the struggles long-term care professionals are facing right now to keep their mental health balanced during to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nurses may be feeling stressed, tired, overwhelmed, or depressed by the hard decisions they must make every day and the situations …
AAPACN joins coalition in urging Congress to enact temporary and targeted liability relief legislation related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Read full letter.
Question: I am a relatively new DNS and my job description includes overseeing the Therapy Department. Is this within my scope? Answer: In most SNFs, the therapy department usually has its own director/manager, with ultimate oversight by the administrator. But in smaller facilities, such as yours, sometimes those oversight roles are shared. …
This Nurse’s Week, we honor four rising stars in long-term and post-acute care. The AAPACN Education Foundation positively impacts the lives of 1.4 million people living in nursing homes by providing scholarships for nurses seeking their RN license and degrees in nursing. In 2020, the AAPACN Education Foundation awarded more …
The blog post is the last in our series honoring the AAPACN 2020 Award Winners. We look forward to celebrating with these winners and the 2021 winners next year at the AAPACN 2021 Conference in St. Louis. 2020 Innovation Award WinnersTammy Kelly, PT, LNHA, RAC-CT, RAC-CTA, and Carrie Tidd, RN, …
One of the highlights of the AAPACN annual conference each year is the recognition of the year’s award winners. With the 2020 conference now planned as a virtual conference in June, AAPACN will feature the 2020 winners in this blog series every week in April. Please join AAPACN in congratulating …
Participants will learn to describe normal age-related changes, differentiate chronic versus acute conditions, recognize symptoms and changes in vital signs, physical function, and body condition that could indicate acute conditions, and apply the assessment phase of the nursing process as it relates to managing an acute change in condition. Download …
Participants will learn to recognize symptoms of imminent death and select appropriate nursing interventions that meet the physiological needs of a resident who is dying. Download now. For permission to use or reproduce this tool in full or in part, please complete a permissions form.
Participants will learn to understand what failure to thrive is, recognize signs of failure to thrive, and apply knowledge to combat failure to thrive. Download now. For permission to use or reproduce this tool in full or in part, please complete a permissions form.
