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OTS is committed to being up to date with the most current practices in nursing and in education. Our blogs are always topics we find relevant at the time we write them. Reach out if there’s a topic you think we should learn more about!
Death With Dignity
This video about end of life options and death with dignity ties in well with last weeks blog. The Death with Dignity National Center can provide more information about this issue. We will focus on this issue in a future post. Check out our blog about Hospice Care...
Hospice Care Utilization
The Under-Utilization of Hospice I recently heard from a former student who is working as a caregiver on an oncology floor. The student wrote about the difficulties of working with patients with terminal diagnosis. It reminded me of an excellent article that was given...
Telemedicine- Changing Healthcare
What is Telemedicine Telemedicine is another attempt to cut health care costs while providing effective care. Recently, it has gained popularity in the news but it is not a new concept. It has been around for years but is becoming increasingly utilized with the crisis...
Life Expectancy
About the Life Expectancy in the US... What’s the life expectancy of a US citizen? Can you figure out what your own life expectancy is? Can you live longer? Recently there has been a lot of talk about the average life expectancy in the US. We've assembled resources...
Putting in and Caring for Dentures
Denture care is an important part of life for many people. Cleaning, inserting and removing dentures may happen several times a day for those utilizing dentures and taking proper care of them. Denture Care Dentures should be cleaned every day and, preferably, after...
US Health Outcomes
Why are we last? For being the most expensive healthcare system in the world, the US doesn’t rank among the highest in health outcomes when compared to other developed countries. In fact, in a recent 2014 study (The Commonwealth Fund Report) comparing the US with 10...
ADN vs BSN: One Nurses Journey
My Nursing Journey There has been a long standing debate about whether or not Registered Nurse (RN) employers should require an Associate Degree Nurse (ADN) or a RN with a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing (BSN). Both sides have a compelling argument...
Baby Boomers and Small Businesses
Leading the Way in Small Businesses Hopefully, the stereotype that “you can’t teach an old dog new tricks” has been disproved by the baby boomer population. Baby boomers (defined as being born between 1945 and 1964) have seen and been a part of huge advances in...
Should you Sit in Public Bathrooms?
Should you sit? To sit or not to sit, that is the question. It was the question that came up on hike today with a nurse friend of mine. She asked if I sit in public bathrooms. This started a tangent talking about what we see go on in the bathrooms with patients. Does...
Depression in Older Adults
Depression and the Elderly Depression affects 15% of older adults over the age of 65. Depression is not a normal part of aging and is different from sadness. Unlike young adults, elders usually have more than one co-morbidity which can cause and/or affect depression....
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