The 2022 Professional Reading List I am starting this year’s Professional reading list with two quotes that are appropriate for today’s time. The first is “The great aim of education is not knowledge but action.” Herbert Spencer. The second is Change is the end result...
Health and wellness are something we all struggle to achieve. In this week’s post, I invited, Sandra Kahn, a long-time colleague, and friend, to write this week’s Blog to share 5 tips she has used successfully in her practice to her clients reach heath and...
I recently attended a conference titled the International Conference on Patient Advocacy. The meeting brought together advocates from around the world to learn, network, and celebrate their work in patient advocacy. One of the attendees, Elizabeth Bailey, brought a...
Over the past few months, I have been working with a man on Florida Medicaid. He is on a waiver program for those who are disabled and have a low income. The program’s goal is to keep him at home and avoid hospitalizations or having to live in a nursing home. So...
Over the next few weeks, I will be attending several conferences that I am excited to share with readers of Nurse Advocate. I love to go to conferences to learn, network and talk to people who are making a difference in the world of healthcare. I will be covering...
If you are a nurse, you have probably heard about this case where a nurse from TN (Vanderbilt Medical Center) gave the wrong medication to her patient. Versed was ordered to settle an agitated patient during an MRI. The nurse was called and told to bring down the...
Recently, I have had to reach out to various physician practices, hospitals, and other medical providers for my clients. The first question each asks when I call is what is the patients date of birth?. This is by far the most important piece of information needed to...
Last week, my husband and I took a Virgin Atlantic cruise out of Miami to Bimini and Nassau to celebrate our anniversary. The ship was beautifully decorated with different items that carried the themes of sailing, having fun, and enjoying life. We had a great time,...
I wanted to use this post to provide some updates. Recently my webmaster made some changes to the email system. Some people have told me that they were getting two emails. The fixes he did should correct this, so let me know if you still get two emails. Please share...
I have been working with a man who lives in North Florida and is a quadriplegic. Before his injury, he was a painter and made a good living. Now that he is injured, he is on Long Term Care Medicaid and lives with his brothers’ family as he is dependent on them...
