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What Is Grief, If Not Love Persevering?: A Palliative Perspective On WandaVision

Pallimed

WandaVision is a study on grief, loss, and mourning, in layers and layers. It’s Wanda, it’s a giant grief bubble for her. She’s doing this out of grief,” I replied. "I I see it now,” he said, “It’s like superhero complicated grief.” "I see it now,” he said, “It’s like superhero complicated grief.”

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New CMOs for Hospice of the Chesapeake, Care Synergy; HopeWest Taps New VP

Hospice News

Her past roles since 2012 have included clinical and executive positions in emergency and palliative medicine, as well as in hospice. She has also presented and published literature on the different types of supportive services, including palliative, hospice, acute and post-acute care.

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Understanding the Mourning Process Through the Four Tasks of Mourning

Hospice of the North Coast

Although we grieve differently in our own styles and paces, it can be helpful if we understand grief work from psychologist William Worden’s model called “Tasks of Mourning.” The second task of mourning is “To Process the Pain of Grief.” Grief can stir up many feelings such as sadness, fear, anxiety, anger, regret, shame, etc.

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End-of-Life Doulas: A Podcast with Jane Euler, Beth Klint, and John Loughnane

GeriPal

In addition to being a palliative and hospice RN, she is the Executive Director for Goodwin Hospice , a large non-profit hospice that added end-of-life doula care to their services in collaboration with Jane and John’s doula organization, Present for You. Jane, welcome to the GeriPal podcast. Jane: Thank you for having me. John: Yeah.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Derek Flores

Minority Nurse

Flores, RN, CHPN, BS, a hospice nurse in Colorado since 2012. His second book, Letter to a Hospice Nurse , celebrates the lives of hospice patients and gives a format for surviving family and friends to process grief. I try to put my patients first by being present to them. Nursing is a second career for Derek J.

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Acing Your Next Nursing Job Interview — 4 Common Questions to Prepare For

Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

There’s an emphasis in oncology on communication, and being compassionately present with patients and families experiencing anticipatory grief and loss. From 2012 until its sunset in 2017, Keith co-hosted RNFMRadio, a groundbreaking nursing podcast. All things Nurse Keith can be found at NurseKeith.com.

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Nurses, Nursing, and the Nature of Suffering

Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

I believe that this expression refers to the notion that our emotional attachment to the things that make up our lives (relationships, money, success, possessions, family) are what cause us suffering, and the ability to live in the present without grasping for what we don't already have can help to alleviate that suffering.

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