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Guaranteed Taps SVP of Strategic Growth; Nurses Step Into C-Suite at Hospice of the Piedmont, Hudson Valley Hospice

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Its technology platform connects patients and family members to palliative and hospice nurses, social workers, spiritual coordinators and other interdisciplinary staff. Additional services include medical equipment assistance, a telehospice program, and music, reiki and pet therapies, among others.

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Adventist Health Expands Hospice Footprint, Services in California

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AHHMC offers services exclusively in the home setting, but plans to provide care in local nursing facilities and among inpatients at Adventist Health Mendocino Coast Hospital, according to Miller. The program now is staffed by one full-time and one part-time hospice nurse, as well as a chaplain, home health aides, and a medical social worker.

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5 Tips to Stop Feeling Incompetent for New Hospice Nurses

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If you’re a new hospice nurse, you might feel overwhelmed. You may also wonder if your prior nursing experience is enough. Before you settle into those feelings too much, you might want to explore these 5 tips to help you stop feeling incompetent as a new hospice nurse. Common Feelings of New Hospice Nurses.

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7 Simple Ways to Get Organized for Hospice Nurses

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Being a hospice nurse can leave you feeling exhausted and overwhelmed. If so, then you need these 7 simple ways to get organized for hospice nurses. Unlike working at a hospital or nursing home, you don’t just get to pop back into your patients’ rooms after you leave. Sound familiar? Prep Ahead of Time.

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Hospice Nurses: Admission Tips You Can Use Right Now

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If completing a hospice admission gives you cold sweats, you’ll want to check out these expert hospice admission tips. One of the most common frustrations hospice nurses have is related to how long it takes to complete hospice documentation. And at the top of the list is the hospice admission.

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Public Facing Education via Social Media: A Podcast with Julie McFadden, Matt Tyler, Sammy Winemaker and Hsien Seow

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We’ve invited: Julie McFadden (aka Hospice Nurse Julie ): Julie is a social media superstar, with 1.5 He’s a palliative care doctor and he is Medical Director of Palliative Care at Ascension Illinois Palliative Care. And his major social media endeavor is titled How to Train Your Doctor. Great title.

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Staffing Summit Panel: A Discussion with SilverStone Hospice

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Then as the need for more nurses to serve the pandemic happened, I saw borderline absurd levels of compensation. I would get nurses telling me they were making $5,000 a week. How do you retain a hospice nurse when she’s getting an offer in California, with expenses paid, to do Covid-19 related visits for $5K a week?

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