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Case Management Nursing

 

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Nurses in this field coordinate care for patients receiving long-term therapy, providing for optimal timing in all aspects of treatment. For cancer patients, for example, they coordinate primary care visits, surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. A Nurse Case Manager usually specializes in one specific area such as AIDS, geriatrics, or children.

 

Randy M.

Northfield, NJ
RN, BSN, Medical Surgery/Case Management/Access Management

After working in a variety of occupations including personnel recruitment, compensation analysis, and a wide spectrum of hotel/casino and restaurant positions, I decided, at age 40, ...

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Descriptions:

Case Management Overview

Nurse Case Management Defined

Nurse Case Manager Description

Articles:

Does Case Management Help or Hinder?

Organizations:

Case Management Resource Guide

Center for Case Management

Case Management Society of America

 

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