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🌟 Nurses Spotlight Barriers to Preventing Venous Leg Ulcer Recurrence 🌟 A recent UK study highlights the critical role of nurses in managing venous leg ulcers, revealing a strong awareness of preventive treatments like compression therapy and endo-venous ablation surgery. 💉 🔍 Key Findings: - 100% of nurses are knowledgeable about strong compression therapy. - 87.5% are aware of endo-venous ablation as a preventive measure. However, significant challenges persist: 🚫 Limited access to necessary equipment and surgical facilities. ⏳ Time constraints and high patient loads hinder consistent application. To bridge these gaps, targeted interventions are essential! Enhancing resource availability, comprehensive training, and fostering collaboration between healthcare administrators and nursing staff can empower nurses in their vital roles. Let's work together to minimize the burden of venous leg ulcers on patients! 👉 Click the link for more insights! #Healthcare #Nursing #PatientCare #PreventiveMedicine #Publications #RegulatoryAgencies #VenousLegUlcers #MarketAccess #MarketAccessToday

📱Netherlands-based team reduced in-person preoperative visit by 73.1% with a smart triage systems, modernizing pre-operative workflows. 👩⚕️🧑⚕️PACMAN was designed by a team consisting of three anaesthesiologists, three nurses certified with a Bachelor's degree in Nursing in PreOperative Screening (POS), one registered nurse and the pre-operative clinic department coordinator. 📍 Study Overview: Conducted at a tertiary medical teaching hospital in ’s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands, this single-centre, retrospective study evaluated PACMAN’s impact on pre-operative screening processes. 📊 Key Findings: • 73.1% of consultations transitioned to phone evaluations (PhC), reducing the burden of in-person consultations (in-PC). • 20% increase in department efficiency, optimizing personnel and resource allocation. • 1.3% unanticipated peri-operative event rate, confirming safety. • The majority of PhC patients were classified as ASA-PS I-II or stable ASA-PS III, ensuring appropriate triage. 💡 Conclusion: PACMAN’s success in reducing in-person preoperative visit by 73.1% highlights the critical role of smart triage systems in modernizing pre-operative workflows. Source EJA - Manuela Di Biase, Babette van der Zwaard, Barbe Pieters: https://lnkd.in/ez5QMt-r #EJA #Anesthesia #PreOperativeScreening #Surgery

My favorite week of the year is here...Orthopaedic Nurses Week! A week dedicated to the nurses who believe in helping their patients get back to moving and enjoying life. I have been a certified orthopaedic nurse for 10 years and a part of the skeleton crew for most of my career. When I think about Orthopaedic nursing I see a profession that has had to innovate and adapt to new models of care over the last 5-7 years. Five years ago we were just beginning to think about what outpatient total joint surgery would look like. Many of us were skeptical of how we could do this large scale; however, we also believed it would take a team effort. Examples of that team effort include improved adoption of ERAS protocols, teaming up for pre-op patient optimization with our preoperative colleagues, improved pain management by anesthesia, pre and post-op therapy changes, and educational shifts by joint navigators are some of the many efforts that nurses are a part of. By 2026, it is estimated that over 50% of all joint replacements will be done on an outpatient basis. The innovation of caring for patients in the home has been a team effort. What innovations are you seeing as Orthopaedic Nurses? What are other opportunities for innovation? #nursinginnovation #orthopaedicnurse #orthonurse #orthopaedicnursesweek #nurseinnovation #innovation

Practicing in #Virginia? This new #development could be up your alley. The Virginia House of Delegates introduced a bill to eliminate #supervision requirements for CRNAs. If passed, CRNAs would be able to #practice independently in consultation with #physicians, #podiatrists, or #dentists. In fact, this bill would allow Virginia to join the 23 states (and D.C.) that have already embraced full #practice authority. CRNAs play a crucial role in #healthcare, especially in #rural areas, where they provide over 80% of anesthesia #services. With more than 50 million #anesthetics administered annually, this #legislation could #expand access to high-quality anesthesia care across the #state. To learn more, visit below. #CRNA #Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Staffing #Recruiting #HealthcareStaffing #KREWE

The Silent Kidney Killer: Early Detection is Key 🚨 Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) affects 13 million people worldwide each year, making early detection crucial for saving lives. In this episode of the Outcomes Rocket Podcast, Tom Calabro, Director of Patient Care Services with over two decades of diverse nursing experience spanning pediatric critical care, adult critical care, cardiothoracic surgery, and emergency medicine, shares why Accuryn is his chosen brand for monitoring and transforming AKI care. From accurately collecting urine output to providing real-time alerts, Tom explains how Accuryn simplifies workflows and empowers critical care teams to deliver exceptional patient care. 🎧 Hear why Accuryn is his trusted choice: https://lnkd.in/dHWFZCzH #protectthekidney #criticalcare #aki #nurses #healthcareinnovation

Sponsored: Patient-centred care in spinal surgery: leading the way at Nuffield Health Patient-centred care has been a key focus for health professionals for the last decade, and for good reason. Involving patients throughout their pathway has consistently shown to improve outcomes and enhance their overall experience. However, turning the ideal of ‘patient-centred care’ into a reality is often easier said than done. #nurse #nurses #nursing #health #healthcare #NTAwards #spinalsurgery #patientcentredcare https://lnkd.in/encF-k2S

FUN FRIDAY! PROACTIVE VS REACTIVE By Shelene Giles, FIG Education, Inc. CEO Author, Teacher Excerpt Goals of Life Care Plan (continued from Tuesday) For example, the individual with an L4 spinal cord injury may have had optimal care and education throughout his or her hospitalization. He may have been properly fitted for a wheelchair including a seating evaluation. This is important to minimize the development of pressure ulcers and optimize his ability to return to home and work. He or she may have been in perfect health and exceptional level of fitness before their unfortunate injury. He or she may not have ever had a decubitus ulcer or any skin breakdown because of a high-quality rehabilitation program. These preventive measures include proper positioning, seating evaluations, and education on unweighting. A reactive Life Care Plan includes things such as debridement of a Stage IV decubitus ulcer of the sacrum, wound care supplies, and plastic surgery consultation. It provides recommendations for flap advancement surgeries with subsequent post-operative care and management. The item itself, not to mention the frequency of occurrence of a decubitus ulcer, will be difficult to defend as necessary with any degree of certainty. This a possible complication of an immobile individual. This complication has not occurred in this example. With the proper preventive treatment of this and other complications should not occur. There is no history of occurrence, frequency of occurrence, treatment history, or recovery upon which to base a future treatment recommendation. This possible skin breakdown or decubitus ulcer can only be identified in the Life Care Plan report as a potential complication. But the components of treating an existing decubitus ulcer cannot be outlined based on any actual history. Well thought out and proper recommendations in the Life Care Plan are intended to minimize complications. #nurses #ot #pt #crc #doctors #casemanagement #legalnurseconsultant

FUN FRIDAY! PROACTIVE VS REACTIVE By Shelene Giles, FIG Education, Inc. CEO Author, Teacher Excerpt Goals of Life Care Plan (continued from Tuesday) For example, the individual with an L4 spinal cord injury may have had optimal care and education throughout his or her hospitalization. He may have been properly fitted for a wheelchair including a seating evaluation. This is important to minimize the development of pressure ulcers and optimize his ability to return to home and work. He or she may have been in perfect health and exceptional level of fitness before their unfortunate injury. He or she may not have ever had a decubitus ulcer or any skin breakdown because of a high-quality rehabilitation program. These preventive measures include proper positioning, seating evaluations, and education on unweighting. A reactive Life Care Plan includes things such as debridement of a Stage IV decubitus ulcer of the sacrum, wound care supplies, and plastic surgery consultation. It provides recommendations for flap advancement surgeries with subsequent post-operative care and management. The item itself, not to mention the frequency of occurrence of a decubitus ulcer, will be difficult to defend as necessary with any degree of certainty. This a possible complication of an immobile individual. This complication has not occurred in this example. With the proper preventive treatment of this and other complications should not occur. There is no history of occurrence, frequency of occurrence, treatment history, or recovery upon which to base a future treatment recommendation. This possible skin breakdown or decubitus ulcer can only be identified in the Life Care Plan report as a potential complication. But the components of treating an existing decubitus ulcer cannot be outlined based on any actual history. Well thought out and proper recommendations in the Life Care Plan are intended to minimize complications. #nurses #ot #pt #crc #doctors #casemanagement #legalnurseconsultant

FUN FRIDAY! PROACTIVE VS REACTIVE By Shelene Giles, FIG Education, Inc. CEO Author, Teacher Excerpt Goals of Life Care Plan (continued from Tuesday) For example, the individual with an L4 spinal cord injury may have had optimal care and education throughout his or her hospitalization. He may have been properly fitted for a wheelchair including a seating evaluation. This is important to minimize the development of pressure ulcers and optimize his ability to return to home and work. He or she may have been in perfect health and exceptional level of fitness before their unfortunate injury. He or she may not have ever had a decubitus ulcer or any skin breakdown because of a high-quality rehabilitation program. These preventive measures include proper positioning, seating evaluations, and education on unweighting. A reactive Life Care Plan includes things such as debridement of a Stage IV decubitus ulcer of the sacrum, wound care supplies, and plastic surgery consultation. It provides recommendations for flap advancement surgeries with subsequent post-operative care and management. The item itself, not to mention the frequency of occurrence of a decubitus ulcer, will be difficult to defend as necessary with any degree of certainty. This a possible complication of an immobile individual. This complication has not occurred in this example. With the proper preventive treatment of this and other complications should not occur. There is no history of occurrence, frequency of occurrence, treatment history, or recovery upon which to base a future treatment recommendation. This possible skin breakdown or decubitus ulcer can only be identified in the Life Care Plan report as a potential complication. But the components of treating an existing decubitus ulcer cannot be outlined based on any actual history. Well thought out and proper recommendations in the Life Care Plan are intended to minimize complications. #nurses #ot #pt #crc #doctors #casemanagement #legalnurseconsultant

🔦 Let’s shine a light on Stephanie Moring, RN — a Beacon of ambulatory surgical care excellence. 🔦 Stephanie is Pre-Op/PACU/PAT Nurse Manager at Advanced Joint and Spine Institute in Orlando, which Compass and local physician partners opened earlier this year.  “Opening a new center comes with its own set of challenges — you wear many hats,” says Stephanie. “But that’s the most rewarding because you’re absorbing and learning so much information that you can use in your practice and hopefully share with other new sister facilities facing similar challenges.”  Stephanie began her career as an ER trauma nurse, later moving into surgical services with a focus, now, on orthopedics.  Stephanie’s advice to someone considering an ASC nursing career: “Be open-minded and willing to learn. If you enter this environment with a flexible mindset, it will only add to the success of the center." #ASC #Nursing #Orthopedics