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Normalcy, Introspection, & the Experience of Serious Illness: Bill Gardner, Juliet Jacobsen, and Brad Stuart

GeriPal

He studies the mental health system in the ways in which it has failed children and adolescents, and he writes about his experience with cancer in a blog, the Billgardner.substack.com, Billgardner, one word. ” Somebody in the comments on their blog response said, “Did you check the date? Bill: Thank you. Brad: Thank you.

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Minority Health Month: Cultural Competence Boosts Outcomes

Minority Nurse

Nurses are in an excellent position to help patients by being aware of their cultural norms around language and dietary choices and guidelines, activity choices, mental health approaches or stigmas, sexuality, and even how family decisions are made. If they decline to talk about something, respect that as difficult as it might be.

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3 Considerations for Supporting Aging Nurses

Minority Nurse

Human resources (HR) personnel should reach out regularly to nurses and invite discussions on the subject. Asking for ADA accommodations at work can be a difficult experience for many people. Nurses should prepare for meetings on the subject with ideas of what resources could be helpful and how they might impact performance.

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Unlocking the College Financial Aid Vault – More Difficult Than Ever

Daily Nurse

Previously, FAFSA considered contributions from grandparents as untaxed income to the grandchild, subjecting them to a 50 percent assessment—significantly higher than the 5.65 Remember, it’s up to you to take full responsibility for the entire process and adopt an assertive, not aggressive, approach.

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Communication and Caregiving

Hope Hospice

Hand gestures have become evermore helpful these days, since face masks are a physical barrier that can make conversation difficult for people who are hard of hearing. Make the subject clear before you ask questions. When you change the subject, say so—for example, “Betty, now let’s talk about dinner.”. Encourage Cooperation.

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Storycatching: Podcast with Heather Coats and Thor Ringler

GeriPal

Eric’s blog post on Dignity Therapy from 2011. Eric: So patient narrative storytelling, independent of what we call it, I’d like to turn to both of you and just how you got interested in this as a subject. So for the general public story or storytelling is a much more approachable word and probably has more meaning.

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Is it time for geriatricians to get on board with lecanemab? Jason Karlawish and Ken Covinsky

GeriPal

Eric: So patient narrative storytelling, independent of what we call it, I’d like to turn to both of you and just how you got interested in this as a subject. So for the general public story or storytelling is a much more approachable word and probably has more meaning. You did write a blog post about him though, Eric.