Nurse.com
NOVEMBER 1, 2022
This can only be achieved if care teams, including hospice nurses, know the latest evidence-based strategies for dementia care. But hospice nurses also recognize the challenges these patients and their families face every day and are ready to help ease their distress and fear. Recognizing challenges and risks.
Hospice Nurse Hero
AUGUST 21, 2022
Sometimes hospice patients live longer than six months. When this happens, you’ll want to use these tips to document the hospice recertification with ease. If you’ve worked long enough as a hospice nurse, then there’s a good chance you’ve had to chart a patient’s hospice recertification.
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Hospice and Nursing Homes Blog
JANUARY 1, 2023
The following is a true nursing home experience that my hospice patient shared with me about an unusual trip she said she had taken the day before I visited her: (Excerpt from my book Becoming Dead Right: A Hospice Volunteer in Urban Nursing Homes ) “What did you do today?” I asked Rose after feeding her. “Me?
Hospice Nurse Hero
JANUARY 11, 2022
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!
Hospice Nurse Hero
JANUARY 18, 2022
This is especially true in healthcare settings like home health and hospice when care is being provided in the patient’s home. For instance, as a hospice nurse, you spend a significant amount of time with your patients and their families. For instance, you may need to touch, feed, or even bathe a patient.
Death and Dying Chronicles
OCTOBER 17, 2017
Hospice staff gave the person medication. Hospice staff had the person or family sign a DNR. Hospice staff told the person they were dying. Hospice staff refused to feed the person who was no longer able to safely swallow. I have never had a healthy person come into hospice. That did it. That did it.
Hospice Nurse Hero
MAY 11, 2022
If completing a hospice admission gives you cold sweats, you’ll want to check out these expert hospice admission tips. One of the most common frustrations hospice nurses have is related to how long it takes to complete hospice documentation. And at the top of the list is the hospice admission.
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