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When Nursing Homes Don’t Follow Doctor’s Orders
Nursing homes have a huge responsibility to their residents. Residents rely completely on the nursing home facility to provide them with even the most basic care. This care includes following all doctor’s orders given by a resident’s physician. Unfortunately, nursing homes often fall quite short of providing the standard of care expected; and when this happens, residents get hurt.
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Everything You Need To Know About Informed Consent
Making decisions about your medical care or the medical care of a loved one can be incredibly difficult. Most medical procedures and treatments come with risks, and trying to determine if the benefits are worth the risks needs to be a very carefully made decision. When doctors don’t properly discuss the benefits and risks of treatment, patients can be left making uninformed choices.
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A Hospital’s Responsibility To Clean
While medically necessary, hospitals can be very dangerous places for patients. Because of the nature of a hospital, there are many germs and bacteria present that are not normally found in other environments. Unfortunately, hospitals are also home to people with compromised immune systems, and they face a serious infection risk when hospitals are not properly cleaned.
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Nursing Home Residents Are Losing Privacy Rights
Residents in nursing homes face a number of dangers. Constant supervision is required to keep residents safe and healthy. Residents rely on workers in nursing home facilities for some of their most basic needs. However, these individuals don’t always treat residents with respect, and an increasing number of nursing home residents are losing their privacy rights from intrusive staff.
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Patients At Risk After New Shift Rule
Getting a good night’s sleep is incredibly important, particularly for healthcare professionals who are charged with looking after sick patients. Unfortunately, a new rule from the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education who oversees work standards for medical school graduates will put patients at risk by allowing first year medical residents to work up to 24 consecutive hours in one shift. Previously, these doctors were only allowed to work up to 16 hours at a time, but an additional eight hours could have devastating consequences for patients.
