GeriPal

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Eric and I weren’t sure what to call this podcast – storytelling and medicine? We discussed it with today’s guests Heather Coats, palliative care NP-scientist, and Thor Ringler, poet. Because that really is what this is about. What’s in a story? They’re people, and what makes us people if not our life’s stories?

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Hospice News

AUGUST 18, 2022

CMS published a blog and a series of fact sheets today that the agency described as a “ roadmap ” for health care providers to navigate the regulatory changes that will come when the PHE ends. What started as a stop-gap solution to prevent the virus from spreading has become an integrated component of care delivery.

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Hospice News

JANUARY 25, 2023

Hospices have also increasingly leveraged technology to build operational efficiencies during widespread workforce shortages and growing demand for care. A range of technologies are becoming more integrated into hospice operations and care delivery. Companies have leveraged technology to innovate their care models.

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Daily Nurse

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Speaking from personal experience, many terms (antecedent, parallelism, noun absolutes, etc.) Nurses are highly adept at communicating complex concepts on all levels of comprehension, whether talking to a physician or a patient; it’s what we do every day.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 18, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary The CDC’s Guideline for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain excludes those undergoing cancer treatment, palliative care, and end-of-life care. After discussing screening options for substance use disorder, we go on to talk about both the treatments for it and the issues that arise.

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

NOVEMBER 26, 2023

This week’s blog will briefly summarise the aims, scope and development of a Dignity Therapy-based app protype ‘DIGNISPACE’ for young people with life-limiting conditions. Meeting the psychological/emotional and spiritual needs of young people at the end-of-life can be challenging for health and social care professionals and families.

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

DECEMBER 9, 2023

This week’s blog sees the return of our conference roundup blog. An event like this brings together stroke professionals and researchers to learn with and from each other, and to share ideas about how to continuously improve what we are doing to enhance outcomes and experiences for people affected by stroke and their families.

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Daily Nurse

DECEMBER 28, 2023

Your nursing career is yours to create, and every nurse’s path can be unique, innovative, and distinctive with proper care and attention. Did you take a med-surg job right out of school because everyone said you should, even though it went against what you truly wanted? What skills, knowledge, and experiences do you most value?

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GeriPal

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Wait, what ? . Along the way we address: Is this degree of slowed cognitive decline meaningful to patients or care partners? What about the burdens, risks, and harms? What does this study say about the amyloid hypothesis? Should the FDA approve, and under what conditions? Their answers may surprise you. .

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The Nurse Break

MARCH 28, 2024

The truth is, my long service leave couldn’t have come at a better time, both personally and professionally, as we packed up our caravan, took the kids out of school for a term and headed north for the winter with the family. What I learned was that as long as you are committed to learning and growing in your role, you can be successful.

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AlayaCare

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Home care is an essential part of the healthcare system, providing critical support to people who require assistance and allowing patients more opportunities to make decisions about the care they want to receive in the place they call home. And don’t spread yourself too thin across too many platforms at once.

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Minority Nurse

APRIL 6, 2023

Do you need to align your career path with your personal or professional mission? It’s also apparent that foreseen and unforeseen circumstances govern our personal and professional lives. Did you choose nursing because of a personal experience that inspired you? What choices did you make? Was it for the money?

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GeriPal

MARCH 14, 2024

Summary Transcript Summary Almost a decade ago, our hospice and palliative care team decided to do a “Thickened Liquid Challenge.” We also talk about the importance of a proactive approach to involving speech-language pathologists in the care of individuals early on with neurodegenerative diseases like dementia and ALS. Eric: Oh boy.

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Minority Nurse

APRIL 30, 2024

The Hole in the Wall Gang Camp is an organization that provides what the organization calls “a different kind of healing” to thousands of seriously ill children and family members every year. But she didn’t really know what to expect. What she found as an adult was an experience that struck a sensitive chord.

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Nurse.com

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

He said that where he lived, many individuals could not get the health care they needed, especially those without medical insurance. He wondered if licensed nurses, who provide what the reader termed “mutual aid” (which is not part of Good Samaritan laws) to those in need, would be protected under an exception in a Good Samaritan law.

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Freedom Home Care and Medical Staffing

JULY 25, 2023

Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) is a complex neurodegenerative disorder that affects the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain, leading to personality changes, behavior disturbances, and language difficulties. What is Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)? FTD is a progressive brain disorder that primarily affects the ability to communicate.

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GeriPal

APRIL 14, 2022

Our experts include Katie Fitzgerald Jones (palliative nurse practitioner and doctoral student at Boston College), Zachary Sager (palliative care physician at the Boston VA and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute), and Janet Ho (physician at UCSF in addiction medicine and palliative care). Initiating Buprenorphine in Palliative Care: Part 1.

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

MAY 21, 2023

In this blog Jenna takes us through some of the recent UK developments regarding Advanced Clinical Practitioner roles in Midwifery. This found a lack of clarity over what constitutes ACP in maternity for those who did not have any such roles at their trust.

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

MARCH 26, 2023

Blog by Jo McVey (Lecturer of Mental Health Nursing) at Glasgow Caledonian University. Do you have two minutes?” The staff only want “two minutes,” so I work through a que of concerns around staffing, patient care plans, allocating staff for the planned detentions or crisis work and a myriad of personal issues.

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

AUGUST 7, 2022

This week’s blog is written Ellen Edwards (@EllenCEdwards), Senior Practice Educator – Clinical Support Desk, Welsh Ambulance Service. Having always been enthusiastic about learning and personal development, when the email arrived in my inbox, I was quite intrigued. The first thing I have learned is that networking is essential.

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The Caregiving Years Training Academy

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

I’d love to know about your experiences: What was Diagnosis Day like for you? What support did you receive? What support do you wish you had received? What’s the title for your journal entry on Diagnosis Day? Be sure to subscribe to All Home Care Matters on YouTube to watch all future episodes.

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Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Do you feel that your current career path isn't aligned with your personal or professional mission? And for still others, the mission and vision of what being a nurse truly means develops over time, no matter the original reason for pursuing this particular professional path. What choices did you make?

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

JULY 2, 2023

Person centredness is a complex and multidimensional concept; it’s unique and different for everyone. Outcomes such as life expectancy and quality of life are of course important, however, people’s experiences of their care matter too. Knowing what information to collect is only part of the story.

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AJN Off the Charts

MAY 2, 2022

A few years ago, I wrote a blog post directed towards friends and family members of nurses, entitled “ How to Support the Nurse in Your Life.” Listen to what the nurse is actually distressed about in the moment, and stay with them there. What this phrase suggests is, “You’re not allowed to complain because you chose a hard profession.”

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

DECEMBER 4, 2022

“Children and young people who grow up in care are up to four times more likely to suffer poor health 30 years later than those who grew up with their parents” (1). In 2020/21 there were 80,850 children who were looked after, and 28,440 entered care in that same year (2 ). However, does the NHS recognise its role?

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Daily Nurse

MAY 2, 2024

When you sat in nursing school, you likely had people telling you what to do. “ Finding Your Own Inner Compass We are most vulnerable to other people telling us what to do when we’re unsure what we want. To determine what you want, look for inspiration and ask some questions. What are my core values?

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Nurse.com

DECEMBER 29, 2022

The present state of 21st century health care has begun to spur a greater need to reevaluate what should be expected of nurse leadership — especially in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s hard to imagine providing quality care without the use of healthcare technology and information systems. Engage in mindfulness.

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Nurse.com

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Knowing what to wear to a nursing interview can show employers you’re the best fit for the role. What you wear to virtual or in-person job interviews can say a lot, according to nurse managers and leaders that conduct those interviews. What one wears can have implications far beyond the interview.

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Nurse.com

MARCH 2, 2023

At times, the lines between our personal and professional lives can become blurred — especially in nursing. Start with yourself Saying no can be difficult when you’re always caring for others. Something I tell people often is you have to create your own definition of what a nurse is,” she said.

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Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

But death-related discussions are important parts of advanced care planning and palliative care. A Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) titled “Dying2Learn” provided an opportunity for researchers to explore societal and personal attitudes about wishes and beliefs regarding death and dying. Wrong again. Are you ready to die?

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Minority Nurse

AUGUST 24, 2022

They took such a personal interest in me that, over a decade later, I think of them with much gratitude. Their strength helped me to see myself as a strong but caring nurse. A Strong Caring Nurse. My education gave me the confidence to care for my patients competently. A Life’s Passion Realized .

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

In this week’s blog, Anya De Iongh, an Occupational Therapist from NHS Ayrshire and Arran, United Kingdom reflects on the powerful role of coaching in encouraging shared decision making, empowerment and self-management and how health professionals can implement this in their practice. My guess was that it might slowly fade.

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Nurse.com

JULY 6, 2023

What is motivational interviewing? Miller and Rollnick define this approach to patient care as a collaborative, goal-oriented style of communication with a focus on the language of change. What does motivational interviewing look like in nursing? What does motivational interviewing look like in nursing?

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Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog

DECEMBER 4, 2022

We can begin by defining what dementia is in general terms. People living with Alzheimer's may experience changes in behavior and personality such as anxiety and delusions. Frances Shani Parker, Author "Becoming Dead Right: A Hospice Volunteer in Urban Nursing Homes" [link] Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog [link].

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Daily Nurse

APRIL 25, 2024

Death and dying are an intrinsic aspect of our work as nurses, and hospice is a nursing specialty for those who feel especially comfortable and conversant with the care of patients facing the dying process. Their website states the following: “ In palliative care, a person does not have to give up treatment that might cure a serious illness.

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Healthy Workforce Institute

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

For the past three years we have been working exclusively with healthcare leaders to avoid burnout, advance in the face of adversity, and live thriving personal and professional lives. Hello, we are guest blogging for our friend and colleague, Dr Renee Thompson. How do you define burnout? How do you define burnout?

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Nurse Keith's Digital Doorway

APRIL 17, 2023

Sometimes, our careers feel lackluster because our current area of practice or specialty no longer feels like a good fit -- after all, we change personally over time, and our professional lives need to change along with us. articles, books, blog posts, videos, and podcasts). articles, books, blog posts, videos, and podcasts).

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