Nurse guide to effective communication
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Communicating effectively as one of your nurse skills is crucial in the sense that people’s health is at stake.
Search Results for caregivers
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Hokies help a senior living community during COVID-19 pandemic
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When a senior living community struggled to find scarce supplies to care for its residents, staff at Virginia Tech stepped in to help.
Spanberger telephone town fall focused on COVID-19 impacts on Central Virginia seniors
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Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., will host a telephone town hall on Thursday with local experts and officials to discuss the challenges facing Central Virginia seniors and caregivers.
Spanberger leads effort urging HHS to distribute funding to long-term care facilities
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Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va. is leading an effort calling on the Department of Health and Human Services to release billions of dollars in funding to long-term care facilities.
VHHA highlights contributions of healthcare workers during National Hospital Week
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The Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association is marking National Hospital Week with a video highlighting the immense contributions made by the people who work in the VHHA’s 27 member health systems representing 110 hospitals.
FDA reversing course on fast-track approvals for COVID-19 antibody tests
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The FDA is walking back a policy that allowed many companies to market unvalidated and unreliable COVID-19 antibody tests.
Valley community partnerships expand reach to seniors
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The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank and the Valley Program for Aging Services have partnered for more than a decade.
Hokie parents, students adjust to life under one roof
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Each time Jacob Edwards, a senior at Virginia Tech, needs to take a quiz for his housing and the consumer course, he relays an important message to his parents and sister — please disconnect from WiFi.
Daniel Tiger, Katerina Kittycat offer COVID-19 message to children
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First Lady of Virginia Pamela Northam and two beloved PBS KIDS characters appear in a new series of videos aimed at helping children and families stay healthy and connected as the coronavirus pandemic continues to impact communities in Virginia.
AARP Community Connections: COVID-19 resources
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AARP Community Connections allows users to organize and find local volunteer groups to help pick up groceries, provide financial assistance or lend emotional support to neighbors, friends and loved ones.
