Geriatric Care Managers – Joan Garbow
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12/12/10 Do You Know a Parish Nurse? – Darvocet Pulled from Market – Vitamin D, a Must Have Vitamin
Do you know a Parish Nurse? Do you know what a Parish Nurse does? MaryJean Tague, Parish Nurse Coordinator with St. Vincents Medical Center in Bridgeport, CT met with Dennis and Dawn to discuss this growing trend in health and wellness.
Parish nurses tend to work with one large congregation or several small ones to help provide connections between faith and health. They may offer education services, work with people trying to understand complicated health care issues, and emphasize preventative health care measures in keeping with the teaching of the particular church they work for.
Get to know a Parish Nurse, it may change your life.
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Reading Links
http://www.parishnurses.org/DocumentLibrary/Parish%20Nursing%20Fact%20Sheet.pdf
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Aftercare Tips for Patients Checking Out of the Hospital
“Hospitals tend to focus their efforts on the admissions process, because that’s when the patient is most sick,” said Dr. Mark V. Williams, one of the authors of the study. “The discharge process can be just as important but rarely gets the same level of attention.”
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Bedside Manner: Advocating for a Relative in the Hospital
Bedside Manner: Advocating for a Relative in the Hospital – Wall Street Journal writer Melinda Beck wrote an article on the need and the value of having someone in the patients corner. All too often, we read about errors that were avoidable. Perhaps having someone who is only concerned with the welfare of one person can avert disaster and elevate the quality of care.
