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Hospices Leverage Technology to Improve Patient, Employee Satisfaction, Reduce Turnover 

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This can put a strain on employee’s home life, which can cause them to leave their jobs, Shelley Henry, president of The Amity Group said in a presentation at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization’s (NHPCO) Annual Leadership Conference in Little Rock, Arkansas. “We

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The Ask-Tell-Ask Approach in Four Steps

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The Importance of Prognostic Conversations In response to research revealing the importance of prognostic conversations and low patient recall of prognostic conversations, Margaret Isaac, MD and Randall Curtis, MD outlined a systematic approach for this patient communication. 2 Patient recall of prognostic conversations can be poor.

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Meet These Inspiring Nurse Entrepreneurs Who Are Full Of Innovation

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Nurses innovate every day by improving processes and services directly related to patient care. Catherine Bain is a senior practice nurse with extensive experience providing wound care within this domain. The idea came from originally volunteering in Kenya after completing High School in 2009.

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These Nursing Associations Connect You to Fellow Pros and Valuable Resources

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The association also provides an award for implementing self-care activities. International Home Care Nurses Organization (IHCNO). Created in 2009, the IHCNO aims to support the nurses who provide care to patients who remain in their homes. Medical/Surgical. Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN). Nephrology.

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Roger Chou’s Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest: How the CDC’s 2016 Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain Lost Its Clinical and Professional Integrity

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Lewis PhD, Beverly Schechtman and Carrie Judy “I'm present. Harms from the Workmen’s Compensation Program and AMDG Pain Guidelines The harms from the AMDG Pain Guidelines as applied to Washington’s Workers’ Compensation and Medicaid programs had become evident by 2009. Kollas MD, Terri A. Uh … I do have a conflict.

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