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7 Tips to Unlock More Time for Hospice Nurses: Scheduling

Hospice Nurse Hero

Start by capturing a birds-eye view of your week. Assess Your Case Load While this seems like the obvious place to start, I’ve seen way too many hospice nurses strike out of the house without a plan only to find themselves pulled in different directions before the day is halfway over.

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Mourning Doves Became My Guardian Angels

Elaine Mansfield

For alnost three weeks, I didn’t see babies, but one morning I saw a fuzzy dark gray head like a child’s toy, a small Big Bird in gray. Their dark eyes scanned the horizon over the gutter edge, looking for their parents and food rather than enjoying the view. Do you share your life with birds, butterflies, lizards, or chipmunks?

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The Courtship of Aphrodite’s Doves

Elaine Mansfield

He struts back and forth keeping an eye on his Lady Love who watches his every move. I already see they’re attentive partners and lovers, fitting for birds sacred to Aphrodite. For another post about birds who live on my land, see The Tree Swallow’s Sacred Nest. Soon he goes for the big persuasion.

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The Tree Swallow’s Sacred Nest

Elaine Mansfield

I unlatch the hook on the side door (added to the box to stop dexterous raccoon fingers with their hunger for bird eggs) and slowly lift the door. Her black eyes watch me, but she doesn’t seem afraid. You might also enjoy The Problem with Preferences about many birds and my opinions about where they should nest. All is still.

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Nurse Be Nimble, Nurse Be Quick

Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

Meanwhile, the macro is the bigger picture, the bird's eye view, and this is where we need to keep at least a little attention. Nurse, consider your future, and keep your eyes wide open. As professionals, there's always the micro and the macro. The micro is the minutiae of the day to day, the details of our lives and work.

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Social Work Month Honors Health Care’s Unsung Heroes

Traditions Health

She had these little eyes that brightened when she saw me,” Ketchum said. I talked to him about dogs, birds, and movies — just random things really — and that even though he’s in hospice, he shouldn’t quit living and enjoying things he loves. Ketchum recalls several times she knew she made a difference in a patient’s life.

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Supporting parents to communicate with their premature baby – why do we need to explore this?

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

Early bonding, through involvement in care within the neonatal environment, can enhance physical and emotional closeness for both the baby and parents; in addition, it provides important skills for developing early interaction and communication (Harding et al., Harding, C., Whiting, L., Murphy, R., & Crossley, S. Infant communication.

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