Natalie Davies was getting ready to enjoy her spring break in New Orleans. The nursing student had just submitted a paper on the importance of CPR training. Then a man collapsed as she was waiting for ...
The decision to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation on older nursing home residents can be fraught with uncertainty, but a new study from Japan suggests that the risk is worth the reward. Using ...
Bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) has been linked to a 30% lower risk of nursing home admission and brain damage in survivors of cardiac arrest outside hospital in research presented at ...
DULUTH — The Office of Health Facility Complaints found that neglect occurred at a local nursing home when a licensed staff member failed to perform CPR on a resident who was unresponsive, yet still ...
Nursing homes will face survey citations for facility-wide policies that prohibit cardiopulmonary resuscitation for residents, according to a recent Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services memorandum ...
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (WPTV) - Jermya Adams, a certified nursing assistant, knew something was wrong when she heard someone banging on her door. “She was knocking on everyone’s door, screaming,” Adams ...
ABINGDON, VA (WJHL) – Despite a patient’s wishes, nursing home employees at Grace Healthcare of Abingdon failed to perform CPR before pronouncing the patient dead on April 3rd, according to the ...