Omnicare Clinical Services Podcast Series

The Center for Disease Control (or CDC) estimates that one third of residents in long term care has heart failure and approximately 1 in 4 persons will develop heart failure in their lifetime. Today, our discussion will cover how to recognize and signs and symptoms of heart failure and understanding the treatment options (and teaching opportunities) in post-acute care settings. 

Omnicare nurse experts we will be discussing the safe administration, storage, and handling of Flu vaccines.  According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an annual influenza vaccine is the "best protection" to reduce the risk of influenza and its potentially serious complications. This information is intended to help provide important guidance toward safe administration, storage, and handling practices for you and your staff.

For today’s topic, we will be discussing depression as it relates to our older population, recognizing signs and symptoms, and nursing assessment & interventions to ensure patient safety and improve patient care.

For today’s topic, we will be discussing psychotropic medications as they relate to nursing considerations for behavior monitoring, side effect tracking, and care planning for the care of your residents taking psychotropic medications.

For today’s topic, we will be discussing chronic kidney disease and nursing considerations for the care of residents with this diagnosis.

For this topic, we will be discussing the importance of anticoagulant therapy, what it is, what to avoid, what to watch for, and what to report.

Continuous Glucose Monitors are small devices that are affixed to a patient’s skin to continuously monitor glucose levels in real-time. Its accuracy has been validated and usage has increased in recent years. CGM is a useful option for many people with diabetes. Based on customer demand for information about CGM devices.  It’s our hope that we will be able to answer questions you may have or provide information that will help you manage patients’ continuous glucose monitors.

According to the American College of Preventive Medicine, “vaccines are considered to be one of the most successful advancements in the history of public health”. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) describes Vaccine Confidence as “the belief that vaccines are effective, safe, and part of a trustworthy medical system”. This episode discusses Vaccine Confidence by providing key information in each of these areas, as well as answers to common questions, using the COVID-19 vaccines as an example. This can serve as a great supporting resource for facility staff.

In this episode, we will discuss vaccine handling, storage, and administration including the indications for RSV, influenza, and COVID-19 vaccines. Some questions answered are, how they administered, tips from the CDC, contraindications and precautions, minimizing adverse events, and, though rare, how to address the possibility of anaphylaxis. In addition, we will provide resources that every facility should have on hand. 

Because patient safety is always an important topic!  This episode covers the how and why of priming insulin pens.  Correct usage of insulin pens is important because it helps prevent under dosing and overdosing, and for ensuring the insulin delivery is consistent and effective for managing blood sugar levels.