It’s National Home Care and Hospice Month. As in most healthcare professions, understanding the patient’s perspectives and reasoning behind electing home care can give healthcare workers empathy for their patients, which in turn improves patient satisfaction ...
November is National Alzheimer’s Disease Awareness Month. Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia; it is marked by memory loss, cognitive problems, and behavioral issues. More than five million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s disease. Whether you are ...
By now, with the notorious pink explosion that October brings, most people are well aware of the prevalence of breast cancer. These pink attention grabbers are meant to serve as reminders to schedule doctor and mammogram appointments, perform self breast exams (SBEs), recognize survivors, and remember people who have lost their lives to this disease.
In healthcare settings, hand hygiene is the single most important measure for preventing the spread of infection. Healthcare-associated infections, including those caused by multi-drug-resistant organisms (MDRO), are a significant global problem and challenge within U.S. healthcare facilities in terms of morbidity, mortality, and cost. Antimicrobial ...
One challenge in simulation is teaching medication management, dosing information, and administration. In the past, instructors had to search out expired medication and buy oranges in bulk (oranges being the stand-ins for injectable flesh). But let’s face it, expired meds are dangerous to use in simulation. And oranges are for eating, not injecting.
