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Hospice Pet Therapy Programs Can Boost Patient, Staff Satisfaction

Hospice News

Our team members really benefit from our [therapy] dogs almost as much as the patients and families do, Asmus told Hospice News. Its so important for staff to have a break with the dogs, that opportunity to disconnect from the heaviness of the work. We have to put them through a pretty strong vetting process.

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Nurse of the Week: Elissa Molfino Steps Up to Care for Patient’s Dog

Daily Nurse

Molfino can now add crisis dog rescuer to her resume […]. San Luis Obispo nurse Elissa Molfino is used to caring for her patients, but her patients’ pets, not so much. But that’s what happened when she volunteered to do when a patient who’d suffered a bad fall showed up at the French Hospital Medical Center.

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Essential Tools for Enhancing Patient Communication and Safety in Nursing

Daily Nurse

With this in mind, we highlight five essential tools: Patient Communication Boards, Red Medical Warning Dog Tags, Electronic Health Records (EHR), Medication Reconciliation Forms, and Interpreter Services. Ensuring accurate medication administration and that every voice is heard can improve patient outcomes.

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Miriam Campbell Joins Traditions Health as New Vice President of Sales

Traditions Health

Campbell and her husband enjoy travelling, cuisine, and spending quality time with their Havanese Westie dog. Im thrilled to join Traditions Health and to have the opportunity to work with such a dedicated and compassionate team to help expand access to our world-class care, says Campbell.

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Palliative Care Providers Get Creative to Boost Utilization

Hospice News

Along with other staff companion animals such as cats and dogs, Yoda has aided in ResolutionCare’s ability to personalize and enhance its services, as well as drive up engagement with patients, according to Fratkin. Providers have increasingly recognized the benefits of offering pet therapy as an innovative way to boost patient awareness.

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Bringing Palliative Care into the Light to Better Serve Patients

Hospice News

It can be hard to teach an old dog new tricks, but it’s important to increase education and communication,” she said. Recently, Vieira said, many medical providers have told her they wished they knew about palliative care options and its benefits much sooner. “It

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Elara Caring Leverages Tech to Achieve 21% Hiring Increase

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Let’s say that you’re allergic to dogs and didn’t want to go into a house that had pets,” Hamrick said. “It The company’s workforce is 86% female with an average age of 44, including many working parents. “[The The technologies] create some flexibility for team members and an understanding that they can set case preferences.

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