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VITAS Appoints Three New Executives; Chemed CFO to Retire

Hospice News

Chemed CFO David Williams retiring Changes are also coming to the executive team at VITAS’ parent company, Chemed, which also owns the plumbing company Roto Rooter. In 2021, he received the VITAS Region of the Year award, as well as several other company awards over multiple years. CFO David Williams will retire effective Dec.

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Is It Language? Family Ties? Plumbing the Mystery of the Hispanic Paradox

Minority Nurse

In early December 2021, I was seeing a physical therapist for a shoulder injury. During one of my visits, the therapist was alternating between me and another patient on an adjacent bed, who had a knee replacement. While the therapist worked on the other patient’s leg, stretching it and bending the knee, I eavesdropped on their conversation.

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Your Nursing Career: Intentions and Positive Change

Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

Some forms of assessment may include: Informational interviews with influencers and knowledgeable professionals Web-based research on specialties, schools, certifications, etc Plumbing of your own desires and aspirations Online and in-person networking Engaging with a life or career coach Podcasts, blogs, articles, journals There are, of course, other (..)

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Palace of Care – Palliative Plumbing

Palliverse

Photo by Paolo Chiabrando on Unsplash. Our patient was dying of end-stage cancer, it had spread throughout his body causing significant pain. He had been having trouble passing urine, over the last two days. This had worsened and our ultrasound bladder scan showed urinary retention with a collection of 1.5L.

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Guest Post – Naomi’s Notes – Plumb Job

Palliverse

Photo by Ivan Samudra on Unsplash. I had a problem with my hot water cylinder so I phoned a plumber to fix it. In my bathroom were two signs one says, DEATH IS COMING WITH EVERY BREATH and the other, WHAT WOULD I REGRET IF I DIED TODAY? The plumber was attending to the water cylinder and I was in the kitchen having breakfast.

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Holding Onto the Heart of Hospice While Embracing Standardized Quality Outcomes

Home Care Pulse

Sometimes that meant adapting to outdoor plumbing or no plumbing at all. I learned along the way that what I believed was best practice often had to be modified to meet the unique needs and situations encountered when meeting patients where they were.

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Heart Attacks: Symptoms, Treatments, And Complications

Boca Home Care Services

Over time, a sticky substance called plaque can build up inside the arteries just like how grease can build up in a home’s plumbing system. About 95% of cases can be attributed to this scenario. If there is a rupture, then a blood clot can develop and prevent the heart muscles from getting a fresh supply of oxygen-rich blood.