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Unleashing the Force of Transitional and Home Care

Posted on October 29, 2019

Dwayne Dobschuetz, APRN, Geriatric Nurse Practitioner at Northwestern Medicine and University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Nursing alumnus, remembers the day his career changed. He had worked in Northwestern Memorial Hospital’s emergency department for nearly 20 …

Posted in Issue 19Tagged advanced practice nursing, care transitions, evidence-based practice, family caregivers, home care, hospitalization

A MOVIN Story About Hospital Care and Older Adult Independence

Posted on October 31, 2017

In complex situations, new policies can have unpredictable effects. For example, some hospital safety measures can make older adults more likely to fall. “Falls are increasingly being used to judge quality of care in our …

Posted in Issue 15Tagged Barb King, evidence-based practice, falls, hospitalization, Linsey Steege, mobility, quality of care, systems

End-of-Life Decisions: What You Say and When You Say It Matter

Posted on September 26, 2017

Decisions about medical treatments towards the end of life are often difficult. Patients may be in pain as they and their family members struggle to understand options and come to agreement. Poor decisions may unintentionally …

Posted in Issue 15Tagged conversations, dementia, end of life care, evidence-based practice, family caregivers, hospitalization, Kristen Pecanac, medical decisions

Evidence-Based Practice Corner: What We Talk About When We Talk About Surgery

Posted on February 12, 2016

In the United States, older adults have more than one-third of all operations. Each year, some 500,000 elders consider major surgery, such as coronary bypasses or organ transplants. As people are leading not only longer …

Posted in Issue 10Tagged evidence-based practice, family caregivers, health education, hospitalization, managing chronic illness, surgery

Evidence-Based Practice Corner: Interprofessional Approaches to Postoperative Delirium

Posted on February 11, 2015

For older adults undergoing surgery, delirium is a common and serious complication. Older adults have a 15 to 50 percent chance of experiencing delirium following a major operation. And it’s older adults “who, as a …

Posted in Issue 06Tagged delirium, evidence-based practice, hospitalization, quality of care

Movement Equals Independence

Posted on July 22, 2013

For older adults admitted to the hospital, whether they’re able to walk and remain independent when they’re discharged may all depend on the nurse they get, according to a new study in the International Journal …

Posted in Issue 01Tagged Barb King, evidence-based practice, hospitalization, independence, walking

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