yesicna

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1. Is just looking the other way best?

   yesicna replied to yesicna's topic in Florida

   Florida state law says that a homemaker or a companion cannot provide any hands-on personal care to a client. Personal care means assistance with the activities of daily living, such as bathing, dressing, eating, or personal hygiene, and assistance ...

2. Is just looking the other way best?

   yesicna posted a topic in Florida

   Our healthcare facility has a relationship with a homemaker/companion service. Often family members will hire companions from this service to sit with relatives during the day. I see employees of the companion service providing nursing care. Grooming...

3. FL DoH BoN enforcing new July 2009 law

   yesicna replied to yesicna's topic in Criminal

   The State of Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). which oversee licensure of 36,000 health care facilities such as Hospitals, Nursing Homes, SNF's, Home Health Agencies, etc.. has a very detailed webpage on the new law, specific back...

4. Nursing Career: Can My Back Take It?

   yesicna replied to MsLoriRN's topic in General Nursing

   Abdominal strengthening is a good start. I would caution that core strengthening alone simply moves the injury elsewhere during overexertion. For example. those trained in proper lifting lifting techniques have fewer back injuries on average. Those t...

5. FL DoH BoN enforcing new July 2009 law

   yesicna posted a topic in Criminal

   While I realize we cannot give legal advice, and the following shouldn't be taken as counsel of any kind, I hope the Admin will let the post stand for comment or as information. During the recent August 6th, 7th, and 8th, 2009 Florida Board of Nursin...