by Theresa Drass | Apr 10, 2024 | Climate Change, Community, Environmental Health, healthcare, Nurse Consultant
Balloons are harmful to wildlife, a drain on resources, a potential safety hazard, and after their brief use, ugly trash. Balloons can break down into smaller pieces over time, eventually turning into microplastics. Here’s the truth about balloon waste: Deadly...
by Theresa Drass | Mar 8, 2024 | CMS regulations, healthcare, Lawsuits, Legal Nurse Consultant, Private Equity
The increasingly emerging trend of private equity firms in healthcare is often considered not to be in the best interest of patients, staff, or the community. See: The Emperor’s New Clothes Revisited Experts are concerned for a few reasons. First, private equity...
by Theresa Drass | Mar 6, 2024 | Behavioral Health, CMS regulations, healthcare, Legal Nurse Consultant, Patient Safety
Though the cause is not given, a state investigation of a recent death in the hospital of a patient there for withdrawal management treatment found that the staff assigned to check on the patient “did not follow established facility policy and procedures.”...
by Theresa Drass | Mar 4, 2024 | Behavioral Health, CMS regulations, healthcare, Legal Nurse Consultant
On behalf of Ginger Jirik and Theresa Drass —thank you for taking the time to listen to the “The Importance of Policy Development and Treatment Planning in Meeting the Standard of Care for Preventing the Use of Restraints in Psychiatric Facilities” on Valentine’s Day....
by Theresa Drass | Feb 28, 2024 | Behavioral Health, children, Community, Consultant, healthcare, Lawsuits, Medical Malpractice
A Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinic model is designed to ensure access to coordinated comprehensive behavioral health care. CCBHCs are required to serve anyone who requests care for mental health or substance use, regardless of their ability to pay, place...
by Theresa Drass | Jan 22, 2024 | Consultant, healthcare, Legal Nurse Consultant, Mental Health, Motivation
On this Motivational Monday, I referenced myself for inspiration and searched “motivation” in my old MSN docs: Motivation is the power within a person that drives their conduct (Marquis & Huston, 2009). Nurses are motivated by attitudes and actions that progress...
