Elaine Mansfield

JANUARY 17, 2023

lights flashed in the driveway. “Thank you,” I said. I described our Subaru to the dispatcher, imagining the slippery narrow crossway over Lebanon Reservoir. Eaton gas station at an earlier time. Around 8 p.m., Was someone coming to tell me Vic was dead? I turned on the outside light.

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Daily Nurse

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

They also see patients for acute women’s health concerns that range from symptoms of a UTI to hot flashes to concerns of cervical cancer. When providing care to women, they often order diagnostic tests, interpret the results, and develop individualized treatment plans for each patient.

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Hope Hospice

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Bright, flashing lights and intricate decorations may be disorienting for someone with dementia. Simplicity is key. Simplify holiday decorations and avoid stimulating visuals. Use subtle and calming colors in your decor and reduce clutter to create a peaceful environment.

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Palliverse

APRIL 6, 2024

Memories of the day came back to me in flashes. Photo by Marek Studzinski on Unsplash It had been over two years since we had last met. I welcomed the family to our venue, meeting family members who had travelled from afar to be there. I remember not wanting to intrude, to be helpful but not in their way.

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AAHPM (American Academy of Hospice and Palliative)

JUNE 27, 2023

Author: Ruth M. Thomson, DO MBA HMDC FACOI FAAHPM As one of AAHPM’s delegates, I had the privilege of representing the field of Hospice and Palliative Medicine at the American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates (HOD) 2023 Annual Meeting held in Chicago in mid-June.

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Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

JANUARY 2, 2023

An insight may come in a flash of intuition, or it may come to light during an informational interview. The Power of Insight Insight emerges from the crucible created by hindsight and foresight. We don't know where insight will come from, but the power of a strong realization can be enormously impactful on your nursing career.

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Pallimed

MAY 2, 2022

Yet, for the last twenty years of journal articles, books, national presentations, and local presentations that I’m aware of, this is not splattered in flashing neon ALL CAPS at the top of every table. I believe I am merely naming here a clinical practice which is already widespread! I genuinely don’t understand it.

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American In-Home Care

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Anxiety disorders are chronic health conditions that cannot be willed away.

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Daily Nurse

OCTOBER 30, 2023

My oncologist certainly didn’t prepare me for hot flashes, menstrual abnormalities, intimacy with my husband, body image disorders, or any of the things that come with amputation of your breasts and multiple surgeries. Survivorship is that part that no one prepares you for. And getting thrown into menopause at 35 and what that looks like.

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Red M.D.

NOVEMBER 28, 2020

The message flashed across my pager on a Wednesday during morning rounds. “Code trauma. As I hustled downstairs to the trauma bay, I called ahead and asked, “What’s coming?”. 10 minutes of CPR with ROSC. Intubated on the scene. Pupils fixed and dilated.”. Damn,” I mumbled as I hung up. This was my third hanging in as many months.

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Community Home Health Care

JANUARY 19, 2023

Typically, the following are the behavioral and mental signs of anxiety: • Overwhelming feelings of panic and fear • Compulsive thoughts or beliefs • Responses that are disproportional to the triggering fear • Nervousness • Frequent feelings of agitation • Loss of focus due to troubled memory • Sleeping disorders (too much sleep or deprived sleep) (..)

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Minority Nurse

AUGUST 24, 2023

Instead, a video recording captured my responses to questions that were flashed on the screen. In terms of the impact of 21st-century technology on job interviews, a few years ago, I interviewed over video, but there was no interviewer. I hope that the interview strategy dies a well-deserved death.

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Minority Nurse

APRIL 5, 2023

I remember holding flash cards for my mom. While working towards my MSN, my current leader transitioned to a more corporate role and inquired how I felt about management. I never thought about management, just education. I am a product of teenage parents. I remember organizing my mom’s books.

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AAHPM (American Academy of Hospice and Palliative)

JUNE 24, 2024

You came into my life in a flash that cold December night – your frail frame, wheeled into the Denver Health ICU on a gurney. Jean Kutner, Diane Meier, Susan Block, and Porter Storey – for role-modeling passion and persistence, and for always challenging me to stretch beyond what’s comfortable. Nellie, you changed my life.

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GeriPal

JUNE 27, 2024

It’s not that a bright red flashing light goes off in my brain that says anxiety. Something I’ll often point out to patients is, you know, how do you identify your emotions? Because the experience tends to be fairly consistent. I’m having a bodily reaction. I’m having a sensation inside of myself.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

APRIL 14, 2022

NEWS FLASH: Hospice nursing requires strong critical thinking skills as well as advanced assessment knowledge. And, it’s one of the most complex nurse case management jobs out there. Yet, for some reason, people think hospice nurses are just out here singing kumbaya and pushing narcotics.

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Home Care Pulse

MARCH 31, 2022

N ews flash: your employees are scared of change. Learn from three agencies who are acquisition experts to find out exactly how to break the news, navigate the transition process, and what they wish they had known along the way.

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GeriPal

JULY 13, 2023

Alex: How about Jumpin’ Jack Flash by the Rolling Stones? And I think just having, I imagine a tiny Mick Jagger on your shoulder just saying, “Hey, there’s a Jumpstart form- Alex: Jumpin’ Jack Flash. Here’s a little bit more of Jumpin’ Jack Flash, something I can play. Anything else?

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

I used to like it in the afternoon, but as I’m getting older- Alex: First, you take the frozen- Eric: Do not- Alex: Flash frozen- Eric: Do not freeze your beans- Alex: Instant-coffee out of the freezer. Eric: Oh, for those who don’t know, my hobby is making a perfect latte in the morning. Eric: Fresh beans.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

Summary Transcript Summary Sometimes you read a book and get a flash of insight – that “ah ha!” moment – about yourself and the ways you interact with others. That happened to me when reading “Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World.”

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