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Top 5 Things You Need to Know About Interacting With A Dying Patient

Hospice Nurse Hero

I was a nurse for 5 years before I had a patient die and I can still recall it like it was yesterday. However, after many years of working as a hospice nurse and caring for patients with terminal illnesses, I’ve learned some skills that have made these interactions less intimidating. Honestly, I was heartbroken!

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GeriPal 300th Episode: Ask Me Anything Hot Ones Style

GeriPal

So, very short time to return on their investment, which concerns us because the hospices that probably a lot of us grew up to love and refer to are ones that have potentially been around for decades and we’re seeing more and more hospices, I always think back to our episode about this a thousand hospices just in LA County- Alex: Thousand.