by Keri McDermott | May 16, 2019 | Archived
When speaking with your patients about how to decrease their risk of stroke and cardiovascular disease, lifestyle changes are an important aspect but can be difficult to tackle. One place to start is the American Heart Association’s Life’s Simple 7: encouraging...
by Keri McDermott | May 15, 2019 | Archived
Residents of rural and frontier areas rely on local Emergency Medical Services (EMS) professionals and volunteers to provide life-saving care when time is of the essence. These first responders become the faces and voices for those in healthcare crisis. In addition...
by Keri McDermott | May 14, 2019 | Archived
The number of Americans at risk for heart attacks and strokes just got a lot higher. An estimated 103 million U.S. adults have high blood pressure, according to new statistics from the American Heart Association. That’s nearly half of all adults in the United States....
by Keri McDermott | May 14, 2019 | Archived
About 103 million adults in the United States have high blood pressure. Nearly half of those people don’t have their blood pressure controlled. High blood pressure causes the heart to pump harder to move blood through the body which can weaken blood vessels and damage...
by Keri McDermott | May 14, 2019 | Archived
Just Culture is a clear and easy-to-use healthcare quality tool used to manage risk and prevent adverse events. Leaders use the system to determine if an action was a simple human error, a risky choice or a reckless choice and how that behavior or choice...
by Keri McDermott | May 13, 2019 | Archived
Post-Sepsis Life: A Challenge for Many Survivors and their Loved Ones The National Sepsis Alliance recently shared information on what life looks like after sepsis. The article provides insight as to what follows after you are told you can go home. Every year, over 1...
by Keri McDermott | May 7, 2019 | Archived
Protect yourself and your patients from potentially deadly germs by cleaning your hands. Be sure you clean your hands the right way at the right times. Simple hand hygiene is a practical and evidence-based approach with demonstrated impact on quality of care and...
by Keri McDermott | May 7, 2019 | Archived
The misuse of prescribed and non-prescribed opioids has led to a rise in deaths and created a ripple effect for increased hospitalization and healthcare costs. Although education, resources, and policies have been developed for prescribing opioid medication,...
by Keri McDermott | May 7, 2019 | Archived
Five days after Jan celebrated her 65th birthday, her life was changed forever. She had just gotten home from having dinner with friends. While she was changing clothes she suddenly fell. Thankfully, she landed on her bed avoiding any major injury. She felt like...
by Keri McDermott | Apr 30, 2019 | Archived
Hypertension or High Blood Pressure increases your risk of dangerous health conditions, like heart attack, stroke and heart failure. Lifestyle changes, such as increasing physical activity might lower your risk for developing hypertension. During National High Blood...
