Here you are, a hard-working career person with kids and parents. Suddenly one or both of your parents become ill or injured. Now, you may find you are being put in the role of your parents’ caregiver. For our purposes, we’ll define a caregiver as someone who, generally, is unpaid for their services in assisting …
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BY KATHLEEN FRASER, MSN, MHA, RN-BC, CCM, CRRN “Courage is being scared to death and saddling up anyway.” – John Wayne Ethics are moral principles that guide a person’s behavior. All decisions have an ethical or moral dimension for a simple reason: They have an effect on others. In case management, ethical behavior exists to …
BY JOSE ALEJANDRO, PhD, RN-BC, MBA, CCM, FACHE, FAAN Oftentimes, we as case managers find ourselves in difficult situations due to our complex roles and responsibilities, the diverse populations being served, limited resources if not also conflicting viewpoints that we encounter when advocating for our patient population. As these situations occur, case managers can be …
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