healthcare
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Thanksgiving prompts reflection on showing appreciation for nurses and healthcare staff. Simple gestures like thank you notes, smiles, and small shared gifts can significantly uplift their spirits.
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In life, you control decisions based on values. In emergencies, appoint a trusted person, like a family member, as a proxy. Create a Living Will to ensure your care preferences.
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Patients have legally protected rights regarding their care, including informed consent, privacy, decision-making, and access to information, ensuring respect and consideration in their treatment process.
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When people can’t go home from a hospital, they are often sent to a skilled nursing facility. Why can’t they go home? It’s not safe. In health terms, being safe means being able to do everyday things without help with no harm being done. Everyday things, called Activities of Daily Living (ADL), are things like
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The biggest barrier in healthcare is communication. How can you make it easy to communicate with you? I had a job as a case manager. I had to call patients at risk of a hospitalization to try to problem solve. Maybe 10% answered the phone. This made it difficult to help, when no one would
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To find a primary care provider, contact your insurance for a list, ask friends, search online, and schedule appointments. Prioritize your health by finding the best fit for your needs.
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Also known as a PCP, a primary care provider is the doctor who directs your healthcare team. It’s their job to take a look at your health situation and make a plan of care. I say doctor, but it could also be a nurse practitioner (NP) or a physician assistant (PA) that you see. I
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Depending on the circumstances, you need different types of healthcare. I am going to explain the differences between levels of care to help you tell the difference between an urgent care and emergency room, for example. I will list and color code them in order of healthiest to sickest care, otherwise known as acuity. Medical
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