[net-gold] Medical Articles
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Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2010 23:06:29 -0500
From: "Barbara Acello, RN" <bacello@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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<http://www.newswise.com/
articles/view/567456/?sc=mwtn>
Nursing Home Residents'
Compost With A Twist
Residents at Courtland Gardens
Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in
Randallstown, MD, are using one
of their favorite hobbies to improve the
environment. The residents are
taking part in programs where they plant
flowers using compost from their
own cafeteria and others.
--LifeBridge Health
http://www.newswise.com/articles/
view/567456/?sc=mwtn
EMS, nursing homes fight over funds
Dayton Daily News
Staff photo by Jim Noelker
By Ben Sutherly, Staff Writer Updated 9:31 PM
Sunday, August 15, 2010 DAYTON
The private ambulance industry and
nursing homes ...
<http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/
dayton-news/ems-nursing-homes-fight-
over-funds-863117.html?showComments=true>
Mount Laurel senior home caters
to Korean Americans
Philadelphia Inquirer
So entering an American nursing
home - daunting for any senior - could mean
more than losing a home to foreign-
born Americans, Sung said; it could mean
...
<http://www.philly.com/inquirer/
local/nj/20100816_Mount_Laurel_
senior_home_caters_to_Korean_Americans.html>
Jury In Nursing Home Case Awards Verdict to Resident's Family
Illinois Nursing Home Abuse Blog (blog)
John J. Donahue was 93 years old
when he died in 2005 following a horrific
accident at the Embassy House nursing
home, according to the Boston Herald.
<http://blog.levinperconti.com/2010/08/
jury_in_nursing_home_case_awar.html>
Ogdensburg nursing home hires
a new administrator
WatertownDailyTimes.com
She earned her license in nursing
home administration in 2009. She will
begin work on Monday. "I am excited
about joining the St. Joseph's team,"
Mrs. ...
<http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/
article/20100815/NEWS05/308159959>
New regulations may make assisted
living a better option for some
Pottstown Mercury
Most people think that the only
alternative is a nursing home which, while
providing safety and structure, may
still not meet this man's needs in the
best, ...
<http://www.pottsmerc.com/articles/
2010/08/15/life/srv0000009053878.txt>
Therapy dog helps master fight
his battle with cancer
Gainesville Times
At the nursing home, Strider enjoys
the attention of senior citizens. At
the library, he takes part in the
Tail Wagging Tutors program in which
children ...
<http://www.gainesvilletimes.com/
section/6/article/36606/>
Sun Healthcare Moves Closer to Split
Orange County Business Journal
By Vita Reed Irvine nursing home
operator Sun Healthcare Group Inc. sold
shares last week and plans to issue
debt in the coming months on the road
to ...
<http://www.ocbj.com/news/2010/aug/15/
sun-healthcare-moves-closer-split/>
New programs reach out to
seniors touched by loss
Chicago Daily Herald
"Many feel that once they reach
the nursing home, their lives are worthless
because they're not able to contribute
to society," says Yeates Conwell,
<http://www.dailyherald.com/
story/?id=400440&src=120>
Wilmington: Feds cite Embassy
Health Care Center for neglect
Kankakee Daily Journal
AP CHICAGO (AP) - Regulators have
told a Will County nursing home it has
until Aug. 26 to fix problems or
lose its federal funding. ...
<http://daily-journal.com/archives/
dj/display.php?id=460432>
On the move
Sioux Falls Argus Leader
To be selected as a recipient,
a nursing home must demonstrate an
organization-wide commitment to a
patient-centered mission, define its
principal customers ...
<http://www.argusleader.com/article/
20100816/BUSINESS/8160321/1001/NEWS>
Medical services employee accused
in Hempfield indecent assault
Tarentum Valley News Dispatch
By Tribune-Review A medical services
group employee is suspected in the
indecent assault of an 80-year-old
woman in a Hempfield nursing home,
according to ...
<http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/
valleynewsdispatch/s_695086.html>
Sometimes there aren't any good choices
Lancaster Eagle Gazette
It was the nursing home in Cleveland
and my mother, age 91 at the end of
the month, had been taken to the
hospital. When the doctor called that
afternoon he ...
<snip>
The hospital dietician was called:
What could they possibly get Mom to
eat? My mother vetoed everything
until I mentioned that we'd been
smuggling candy to her at the nursing
home. Perhaps, she ruled,
marshmallows and a chocolate bar
might be acceptable. We looked at the
dietician. Well, any nourishment
is better than no nourishment, said she,
and so we were welcome to try. A fast
run across the street to procure the
carbohydrates, and then we were back.
My mother suspiciously looked on as
I opened the powdery plastic bag of
Wal-Mart marshmallows but finally
selected one. It was more than
anyone had seen her eat in several days,
and perhaps we'd saved her life.
But by dinner time it was clear that we'd
been sent on a pointless errand --
Vera G Kinsler would eat no more
marshmallows, no more chocolate and
certainly no food from the hospital.
In short, it appeared that she was
planning to starve herself to death,
and from her confused speech we
wondered if she wasn't already well along
in the process. This sort of thing is
not unheard of. Once you've stopped
eating for a while, your hunger stops,
and eventually you deteriorate to
the point where there's no going back.
There are apparently other steps
that can be taken, but it's not clear
if her condition will allow them.
http://www.lancastereaglegazette.com/
article/20100815/NEWS01/8150317/
Sometimes-there-aren-t-any-good-choices
BRIEFCASE
Delmarva Daily Times
The nursing home provided the meal
and the team served the guests, and plan
to return. Employees of the center
say they hope to challenge other nursing
<http://www.delmarvanow.com/article/
20100815/BUSINESS/8150344>
Discount cab ride program for
seniors shifts back into gear
Greenwich Time
A number of seniors rely on taxis
to visit spouses or loved ones at the
town-owned Nathaniel Witherell
nursing home on Parsonage Road, to go to
doctor's ...
<http://www.greenwichtime.com/local/
article/Discount-cab-ride-program-
for-seniors-shifts-back-616810.php>
Victim's granddaughter starts group
to push better care for dementia
patients
Lexington Herald Leader
The Attorney General's office has
said the investigation of the facility
officially known as Richmond Health and
Rehabilitation Complex-Madison
continues. ...
<http://www.kentucky.com/2010/08/15/
1393479/victims-granddaughter-starts-group.html>
Hi I am a Nurse from London I have
been currentl... - JustAnswer
Legal question: Hi I am a Nurse from
London I have been currently employed
in ... I then removed her from my
facebook.And then a month later I was
fired. ...
<snip>
I have been currently employed in the
USA for two years,I had a patient
who came into the ER wioth a finger
injury, I asked the patient is i could
take a picture of this to show my
friends on facebook the patient gave me
his verbal consent to do so which I
did,this was over a year ago, two
weeks ago someone commented on this
picture which brought it to the
forefront , someone reported me to
my boss and I was fired on friday for
apparently violating a hipaa law, to
which I belived as I had verbal
consent this piture would not be an
issue!
<http://www.justanswer.com/questions/
3vx21-hi-i-am-a-nurse-from-london-i-
have-been-currently-employed>
Nurse Fired Over Facebook Comments
About Patient
http://www.businessinsurance.com/
article/20100808/ISSUE0504/308089993
As an example of how healthcare
workers sometimes get in trouble with
social networking, this article
discusses how a nurse's Facebook posts
about a patient led to her termination.
According to the report, the nurse
wrote on Facebook that she had come
face to face with a cop killer and
hoped he rotted in hell. Though she
didn't say his name, the man to whom
she was referring was widely known in
the area because of the extensive
coverage of his crimes and his arrest.
For this reason, the hospital
administrators said the nurse was
guilty of disseminating protected
health information about a patient
in a public forum. The nurse is
appealing her termination.
Healthcare Workers Struggle with
Social Networking and Patient Privacy
http://articles.latimes.com/2010/
aug/08/local/la-me-facebook-20100809
Hospital administrators across
the country are struggling to deal with
protecting patient privacy from
employees who use Facebook and other forms
of social networking during work
hours. This article in the LA Times
discusses how many hospitals have
enforced zero-tolerance policies about
social networking, offering numerous
examples of employees being fired for
sharing information about patients
online.
Victim's granddaughter starts group
to push better care for dementia
patients
Lexington Herald Leader
They put hidden cameras in her room,
and the videotapes led to charges
against three nurse's aides. While
Armeda Thomas was a resident at Madison
Manor ...
<http://www.kentucky.com/2010/08/16/
1393479/victims-granddaughter-starts-group.html>
"Barbara Acello, RN"
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