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The Power of Downtime: How Nurses Can Recharge and Thrive

Daily Nurse

While rewarding, being a nurse is an endlessly busy career path. It can often feel like you’re constantly on the go, which may well impact your physical and mental energy levels. Combatting this — and the potential for burnout — effectively requires a little focus on your downtime. Finding ways to recharge during your downtime, whether during your days off or break periods, is critical to helping you thrive at work and home.

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YoloCares Set to Open Joshua’s House to Serve Terminally Ill Homeless Populations

Hospice News

The California-based hospice provider YoloCares has recently received nearly $1.14 million in funding to launch a new residential hospice shelter for homeless populations. Branded as Joshua’s House, the funds were approved by local board officials in Sacramento County, California, and will support the site’s construction. The location is set to open in April 2025 and will feature six three-bedroom homes for terminally ill homeless individuals in need of food, clothing, shelter and end-of-life ca

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How to include seniors in your Halloween plans

Living Assistance Services

Many annual events are connected to family and togetherness—holidays like Christmas, Hanukkah or Thanksgiving, among others—while other.

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Less Stress: 6 Strategies to Assist You When Caring for Your Elderly Parents

Caregiver Support Services

Everyone wants their parents to be around for as long as possible. While that happens for most people, it normally means watching them age. They’re not always going to be the same as they were when you were young. As unfortunate as that is, it’s a common process for everyone. That usually means there’ll come a point where you’ll need to look after your elderly parents.

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3 Reasons to Retire Pagers from Healthcare Settings

Let's discuss the trusty pager—an old favorite that’s losing its shine in hospitals and clinics. While once a staple in hospitals and clinics, pagers now present significant limitations that hinder rather than facilitate communication among healthcare professionals. Healthcare professionals are constantly on the move, and they need communication tools that can keep up with their fast-paced lives.

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American Nurses Foundation Awards $339,000 Grant to HBCU Nursing Program to Support Education for Male Nurses of Color

Minority Nurse

The American Nurses Foundation has made a significant stride in promoting diversity in nursing education by awarding one of its prestigious nursing research grants, Diversify Nursing Research through Support of Minority Institutions. This initiative aims to boost the number of ethnic minority nurse researchers while broadening the diversity of research topics and perspectives.

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Best Practices: Transitioning to QuickBooks Online

Corecubed Care Marketing Solutions

Get ready: QuickBooks is making some significant changes that could affect your home care agency’s financial management. As of September 30, 2024, new subscriptions for several QuickBooks Desktop products will no longer be available. If your agency is still using one of these desktop versions, it’s time to consider transitioning to QuickBooks Online to ensure there are no disruptions.

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Nursing Tip of the Day! - Critical Care Nursing

Nurse Nacole

Category: Critical Care Nursing Propofol is another ultra short-acting sedative-hypnotic that has no analgesic properties. It has an extremely rapid onset, short duration of action and predictable efficacy for inducing deep sedation.

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Autumn policy roundup 2024

Together for Short Lives

As the year continues to progress, so too does the policy landscape surrounding children’s palliative care. Over the past few months, we have witnessed a wave of new developments that could impact both families caring for seriously ill children and professionals. In this roundup we’ll cover recent policy updates, key government consultations and ongoing advocacy […] The post Autumn policy roundup 2024 appeared first on Together for Short Lives.

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DOJ Decision on Amedisys, UnitedHealth Group Deal Unlikely Before November Election

Hospice News

Amedisys Inc. (NASDAQ: AMED) and UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) planned to meet with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) this week to discuss their pending acquisition. However, DOJ has reportedly postponed any decisions until after the election. The postponement makes a DOJ lawsuit to block the deal less likely, though not impossible, before the Oct. 31 deadline to file.

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