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20 September 2022

Pressure Ulcer Staging and Documentation

By |2023-05-22T13:57:08-04:00September 20th, 2022|

Pressure ulcer staging and documentation are imperative in all types of acute care settings and long-term care settings. If the nurse is able to document and assess everything they need, it makes your chances of [...]

19 August 2022

What Are The Challenges of Ambulatory Care?

By |2024-03-06T13:09:42-05:00August 19th, 2022|

The scope of outpatient care has expanded within the last decade or so, as has the volume and complexity of medical interventions. Same-day surgeries and services are examples of the latest shifts in the healthcare [...]

22 July 2022

What Is SBAR In Nursing And Why Is It Important?

By |2023-10-31T13:53:51-04:00July 22nd, 2022|

"What is SBAR and how is it used in nursing? SBAR is a simple-to-use, structured form of communication that enables information to be transferred accurately between people." Note-taking is a primary skill that we all [...]

22 June 2022

What Is A Sentinel Event?

By |2022-07-28T12:52:50-04:00June 22nd, 2022|

A sentinel event denotes any unanticipated event in a healthcare setting that can result in death or serious physical or psychological injury to a patient, which is unrelated to the natural course of the patients' [...]

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