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  • COVID-19 Impacts to LTC Facility Operations

    Friday, March 27, 2020 | Alexis Roam, MSN, RN-BC, DNS-CT, QCP and AADNS
    To help directors of nursing keep up with the most recent information for long-term care facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic, here are two recent highlights impacting operations and some clarity regarding the guidance from CMS and the CDC.
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  • How to Gain Administrator Support for Attending the 2020 AAPACN Conference

    Tuesday, February 25, 2020 | Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA
    In this blog, AAPACN Vice President of Curriculum Development, Amy Stewart, provides directors of nursing with a few talking points to consider when trying to gain support for this year's conference and/or preconference attendance from an administrator or corporate leader. 
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  • 5 Best Nurse Leader Blogs of 2019

    Friday, January 31, 2020 | AADNS

    In 2019, the Nurse Leader Blog brought you the excitement of the year’s events, inspiring stories, leadership advice, tips for culture change, and much more. Revisit the most popular posts on the Nurse Leader Blog from 2019 below.

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  • How to Help LTC Residents Overcome Loneliness During the Holiday Season

    Thursday, December 19, 2019 | AAPACN and Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA

    For staff, the holidays can be a busy time full of family gatherings and holiday celebrations, but for our residents, the holidays can be an especially lonely time. Our residents must adjust to so many different circumstances as they age -- issues such as physical disability, loss of independence, social isolation, and learning to living in a communal setting. These items alone can be enough to trigger depression but couple this with loss during the holidays and it can be overwhelming.

     

    Imagine if you were unable to participate in your own holiday traditions because you were chronically ill and needed assistance. That is exactly what Mrs. Brown experienced while spending the holidays in the skilled nursing facility. Mrs. Brown had a fall just after Thanksgiving. Her goal was to return home long before Christmas, but she suffered a right hip fracture that required surgical repair and therapy wasn’t progressing as she had hoped.

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  • 3 Tools for the New Director of Nursing’s Toolbox – Part 3

    Thursday, December 5, 2019 | Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA

    In this blog, AAPACN Vice President of Curriculum Development, Amy Stewart, discusses her final tip for new directors of nursing - building an effective team. 

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  • 3 Tools for the New Director of Nursing’s Toolbox – Part 2

    Friday, November 15, 2019 | Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA

    Dealing with adverse employees can be a challenging task, but it's something the DNS has to do. Read this blog for some tips from Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA, about how to handle these difficult situations and what to do to investigate when you suspect one of your employees might be uncompassionate or abusive. 

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  • 3 Tools for the New Director of Nursing’s Toolbox – Part 1

    Tuesday, October 29, 2019 | Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA

    Amy Stewart, Vice President of Curriculum Development for AAPACN, provides three tools for new Directors of Nursing to add to their toolbox. In Part 1, you'll find out how to set boundaries and establish expectations for communication with your team. 

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  • Workplace Culture - Speak it, Breathe it, Live it

    Wednesday, October 16, 2019 | Cody Campbell, LNFA

    In this blog, AADNS member Cody Campbell talks about four key areas for nurse leaders to consider when developing their workplace culture. 

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  • Do You Embody Inspirational Leadership?

    Wednesday, August 21, 2019 | Cody Campbell, LNFA

    AADNS member, Cody Campbell, LNFA, provides insight into his take on inspirational leadership as the key to being a successful nurse leader and how directors of nursing can inspire and lead their teams.

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  • The Long-Term Care Moment That Changed My Life

    Wednesday, July 10, 2019 | Amy Stewart, MSN, RN, DNS-MT, QCP-MT, RAC-MT, RAC-MTA

    Amy Stewart, Vice President of Curriculum Development for AAPACN, tells the story of the long-term care moment that changed her life, the gifts she received from a true moment of care as a director of nursing, and the revelation that was the reason she decided to stay in the field.

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