About: Joan Vaughn
I’m Joan, and I know home care from the inside out.
I’ve navigated my daughter through 24/7 home care nursing and managed her PCA’s. I’ve helped my parents move into (and out of) assisted living, Medicare episodes, skilled nurse visits, home health aids, and PCAs. Sandwiched in all of that, I’ve helped coordinate home care equipment and supplies, physical therapists, occupational therapists, county workers, and medications (oh, the medications). I know emergency departments, children’s hospitals, cancer wards, cardiac floors, and specialty units. I can recite health insurance policies (and call their bluff).
I know a lot of other things in life too, like Shakespeare, where to sit to see a great sunset over a lake, how to keep myself healthy, how to read a profit/loss statement and state statutes, when to use a comma, and that gratitude is one of the keys to success.
So I’m going to have this blog and write about home care from time to time. I’ll include topics like current legislation, professional boundaries in a tricky environment, and being a caregiver. I’ll also post some guest blogs from clients and nurses.
Join me in the conversation.
Recent Posts by Joan Vaughn
5 Tips for the New Night Shift Nurse
This article, written by Lauren Pope of Chamberlain University, outlines 5 excellent tips for new night nurses to help prevent burnout.
For night owls, the night shift may seem like a dream. For others, it may require a change in lifestyle and an active effort to maintain a healthy sleep schedule and diet.
So how can...
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FDA Approves Medication to Treat Spinal Muscular Atrophy
On December 23, the FDA announced that it has approved SpinrazaTM (nusinersen) to treat spinal muscular atrophy, making it the first-ever FDA-approved therapy for SMA.
We are thrilled to see our community’s efforts culminate in the approval of Spinraza: not only the first-ever approved treatment for this disease, but also one that addresses the underlying genetic cause...
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The EIGHT “Rights” of Medication Administration
Traditionally, nurses have been taught the “five rights” of medication administration. These are broadly stated goals and practices to help individual nurses administer drugs safely.
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- The right drug: Check the drug label and verify that the drug and form to be given is the drug that was prescribed.
- The right patient: Confirm the patient’s identity...
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