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		<title>Insulin Pens</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 18:08:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The CDC has published a reminder that insulin pens must never be used for more than one person. The notice was published in response to an increase awareness of improper use of insulin pens, and included the following safety tips: Insulin pens containing multiple doses of insulin are meant for use on a single person [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medication Assistance for Residents with Dementia</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/medications/medication-assistance-residents-dementia_12-20-2011/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=medication-assistance-residents-dementia</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:47:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week’s Tuesday Tip comes in response to a question posted on our blog. “Is a resident with dementia allowed to be retained in an RCFE when she requires her medications to be “fed” to her?” This is a great question, and common challenge encountered in RCFEs. The short answer, is whether a resident has [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Safely Managing Prescription Pain Killers</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 23:07:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently reported skyrocketing increases in deaths from overdoses of prescription pain killers. According to the CDC, 15,000 people die every year from overdoses of these medications &#8211; more than those who die from heroin and cocaine combined. According to the CDC: &#8220;Overdoses involving prescription painkillers—a class of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medication Expiration Dates</title>
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		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/medications/medication-expiration-dates_11-01-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Nov 2011 18:26:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s Tuesday Tip comes to us courtesy of Sandi Flores Consulting Group, and is in response to a question often asked by new medication aides/techs: &#8220;If a medication label only has a month and year listed for the expiration date, does it expire on the first day of the month listed, or the last [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Assisting with PRN Medications</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/medications/assisting-prn-medications_09-06-2011/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=assisting-prn-medications</link>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/medications/assisting-prn-medications_09-06-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 23:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week&#8217;s Tuesday Tip is in response to a question posted on our blog. Is it necessary to contact the physician before each dose when assisting a resident with PRN morphine? The answer depends on the resident&#8217;s ability to determine and communicate his/her need for the medication. Per regulation 87465: If the resident can determine [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Medication Error Reporting Policies</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/medications/medication-error-reporting-policies_08-23-2011/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=medication-error-reporting-policies</link>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/medications/medication-error-reporting-policies_08-23-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2011 16:21:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In several recent Tuesday Tips we have been focusing on the issue of medication errors. First looking at how to define a medication error, and last week examining how to respond to medication error. This prompted a response from some Tuesday Tip subscribers emphasizing the need for clear reporting policies within individual assisted living and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Responding to Medication Errors</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/medications/responding-medication-errors_08-16-2011/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=responding-medication-errors</link>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/medications/responding-medication-errors_08-16-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 19:26:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In our last Tuesday Tip we discussed the importance of defining medication errors so that they can be monitored for, reported on, and responded to appropriately. In this week&#8217;s Tip we turn our attention to the appropriate actions to take when a medication error occurs: Do not panic and do not be embarrassed. Do not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Administration of Medications to Residents on Hospice</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/hospice-care/administration-medications-residents-hospice_08-16-2011/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=administration-medications-residents-hospice</link>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/hospice-care/administration-medications-residents-hospice_08-16-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2011 19:21:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Hospice Care]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Tuesday Tips]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is one of the most common questions we receive from California RCFE Tuesday Tip subscribers: &#8220;Can a family or unpaid friend of a hospice client actually pour (draw up in a syringe), hospice drugs such as liquid morphine if they are trained by hospice?&#8221; Fortunately Community Care Licensing has provided clarification on this in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is a Medication Error?</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/medications/medication-error_08-02-2011/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=medication-error</link>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/medications/medication-error_08-02-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 19:42:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Medications]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over 80% of assisted living residents require assistance with medications, and research suggests that error rates could be as high as 35%. This stresses the importance of monitoring medication errors in your own community. For the next few weeks Tuesday Tip will be diving deeper into the monitoring and management of medication errors, starting this [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Oral Syringes</title>
		<link>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/medications/oral-syringes_06-14-2011/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=oral-syringes</link>
		<comments>http://www.careandcompliance.com/blog/resident-care/medications/oral-syringes_06-14-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Jun 2011 19:11:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Josh Allen, RN</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Community Care Licensing provided several important policy updates and clarifications during last week&#8217;s CALA Spring Conference, including one regarding the use of oral syringes.  For some time there has been a lack of consistent interpretation from LPAs in the field regarding whether or not trained unlicensed staff members may use an oral syringe to draw [...]]]></description>
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