Scrubs

AUGUST 10, 2023

Nursing medication errors are not as uncommon as we would like to admit. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are over 1.5 million cases reported every year and that over 60% of the errors are made by a nurse. Medication errors can be life threatening to a patient and in a perfect world would never happen. These are defined by the US Food and Drug Administration (USFDA) as being any form type of preventable incident that could lead to or cause harm to a patien

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Minority Nurse

AUGUST 10, 2023

The notion of pivoting in your nursing career isn’t a new one, and that readiness to pivot can emerge from having a nimble mindset and a willingness to read the tea leaves of your career. Nurse, are you nimble? Being nimble in your career means you’re willing to think beyond what’s right in front of you. It also means preparing and paving the groundwork for something you want – and if you don’t know what you want, you’re at least asking the right questions.

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Science Based Medicine

AUGUST 10, 2023

The debunking resumes with the fourth installment in debunking the antivaxxer book “Turtles All the Way Down”: Chapter 4, “Epidemiology 101," in which the antivax authors put a biased spin on basic concepts in epidemiology as a lead-in to their obviously intended purpose of claiming that all the studies finding vaccines to be safe and effective should be discounted.

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Relias

AUGUST 10, 2023

Untreated trauma can pose significant dangers to an individual’s health. Mental health clinicians need to understand this and work to integrate therapy techniques for trauma, as well as incorporate trauma-informed approaches into their programs from the moment the client makes the first phone call. Addressing these needs sooner rather than later will lead to better long-term outcomes.

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Best Practices 52

Scrubs

AUGUST 10, 2023

Thinkstock | Hemera As a nurse, you already encounter a whole host of challenges on the job every single day—contact with infectious diseases, heavy lifting, shifting sleep schedules and emotionally taxing situations, to name just a few. Add pregnancy into the mix and your job could become even more intense and stressful. What’s a momma-to-be nurse to do?

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Coronis Health

AUGUST 10, 2023

Hospital coding accuracy is a significant component of the claims process. It’s necessary for hospitals to ensure that they receive the correct reimbursement for their services. Best practices in hospital billing and coding processes are key to guiding coders as they navigate the complexities of chart documentation. These include staying up-to-date with coding changes, automating the claims management process, eliminating workflow inefficiencies, customizing claims edits, and upgrading record-ke

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