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Better mental health supports for nurses needed, study finds

Scienmag

Pandemic deepened anxiety and depression among nurses — those working in long-term care affected the most Working in the highly charged environment of COVID-19 has had a huge impact on the mental health of nurses, according to a new survey by researchers at the University of British Columbia and the Institute for Work & Health […]. (..)

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Having the same nurse for home health visits may prevent rehospitalization for people with dementia

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Continuity of Nursing Care Improves Patient Outcomes People with dementia receiving home health care visits are less likely to be readmitted to the hospital when there is consistency in nursing staff, according to a new study by researchers at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing.

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Minorities suffer most from COVID-19 in nursing homes, assisted living communities

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Older racial and ethnic minority residents and their caregivers bear the severest brunt from COVID-19 across the entire spectrum of US nursing homes and assisted living communities, University of Rochester Medical Center researchers report in two groundbreaking studies in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society.

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Nurse practitioners bring big savings to long-term care facilities in Quebec

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Study finds nurse practitioners helped reduce costs by up to $3.2 A study led by researchers from McGill University and Université du Québec en Outaouais shows that introducing nurse practitioners can significantly reduce […].

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Patient access to after-hours primary care could prevent some less urgent ER visits

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Effect of access to after-hours primary care on the association between home nursing visits and same-day emergency department use Patients who receive in-home nursing care have lower emergency room utilization if they have access to after-hours primary care.

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Engaging family caregivers key to coordinated home health care

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MU researcher identifies resources to support overburdened family caregivers Credit: MU Sinclair School of Nursing COLUMBIA, Mo. — After Jo-Ana Chase heard her mother had successful heart surgery, she was relieved when her mom was finally discharged from the hospital and sent home to be cared for by her brother.

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