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Today's Top Beats

☎️ Crisis Line Concerns 
💊 Pilfered Prescriptions
🚀 Launching Podcasts 

Photo by Min An

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Crisis Line Fears

A recent STAT article noted that the 988 national mental health hotline is one year old and still has some kinks to work out. But the bigger problem is raising awareness and increasing people’s trust — including addressing concerns about police involvement. Only one in five people trust the hotline “a great deal” in a recent poll, and 60% feared police intervention could harm them or a loved one. Yet only 2% of cases involve dispatching a mobile crisis unit.

Pilfering Prescriptions

It’s been a bad week regarding nurses and the temptation to steal prescription drugs for their own purposes. In New Mexico, nurse Caleb Zarzour was caught taking fentanyl, propofol, and similar drugs from patients to use himself. In Pennsylvania, nurse Brittany Eisenhauer replaced oxycodone with other drugs to keep the medication for herself. And in Tennessee, nursing home nurse Anthony Littlejohn lost his license for stealing hundreds of doses of prescription drugs and selling them.

Everyone’s Podcasting

A recent Twitter user noted that “‘We should start a podcast together’ is the modern day ‘We should start a band.’” But it’s less expensive to start a podcast, and the only venue you need is your own home. There are some great nursing podcasts out there — check  these out — but there’s always room for more nursing voices. Are you interested in getting started? Check out this guide for what you need to know.

TODAY'S TOP VITAL

82%

The percentage of American adults who are not familiar with the 988 crisis line.

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TECH TUESDAY WITH NURSE MANNY

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Kinetik Care

Case managers and healthcare workers involved in discharge planning, tired of playing transportation tetris to get patients to appointments? Kinetik Care, a healthcare transportation software company, provides a digital platform to coordinate transportation. By assembling health plans, healthcare workers, transportation brokers, and drivers, Kinetik Care allows smooth ride dispatching and tracking so patients can arrive timely to their appointments. With Kinetik, clinicians can order transports for on-demand, recurring, or future rides. No more crossing fingers that rides arrive on time or hoping paperwork gets filed correctly; there’s transparency in all transportation details: dispatching, time estimates, and billing. Kinetik Care understands the stressful transportation tango and brings medical ride coordination into the 21st century with a streamlined digital platform that saves clinicians time and helps our patients access care—no more transportation headaches. We, as clinicians, can focus on our patients and let Kinetik handle the rides.

TODAY IN THE CHART

SUPPLY ROOM

Pack It Up, Pack It In

If you're a new mom who is nursing, check out this breast pump backpack that helps you lug your breast pump and accessories to and from work while keeping milk cold in the removable cooler.

BREAK ROOM

Nursing Home Nuptials

Bill Burns and Mary Helms, both 79 years old, married after finding love at Park Terrace Nursing Facility and Rehab. They met at one of the facility’s programs, “Moving and Grooving,” involving music and dancing, and had an instant connection.

DISCHARGE INSTRUCTIONS

Ambulate with a dancing gait! See you q.d. M-F!

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