The importance of complete and accurate clinical documentation is unquestionable. Patient health records provide insight into patients’ past medical histories and the care and services they receive. They also serve …
Social Isolation: The Silent Killer
It was a cold, fall morning in late November. My class was meeting at a local skilled nursing facility (SNF) to complete our last clinical for nursing fundamentals. The previous …
Preparing for the Worst: High-Fidelity Training in Medicine
For Maria, it was an average day on the medical-surgical unit. She had 6 patients with a variety of ailments. Her patients ranged from the 20 year old IV drug …