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Finding Effective Means of Rest as a Nurse and Mother

AJN Off the Charts

That said, the arrangement also means that I as a nurse and mother have very little opportunity to rest. That said, the arrangement also means that I as a nurse and mother have very little opportunity to rest. Recognize that we operate ‘on steroids’ as nurses and mothers.

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Helios Care CEO Dan Ayres: Hospice Partnerships Drive Innovation

Hospice News

Bassett Healthcare Network is an integrated health system that includes five hospitals, a home health agency and two skilled nursing facilities, as well as dozens of community-based health centers and school-based health centers. While the counties that we currently serve are better than the rest of the state, it’s only at about 30%.

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Poetry about Aging: Marilyn McEntyre and Guy Micco

GeriPal

Marilyn is joined by Guy Micco to talk about why poetry is important in general, why it’s important in medical or nursing education, and why it’s important for people who care for older adults. In her essay “ Why Read a Poem in a Time Like This? ”, Marilyn McEntyre writes: All of us need it. AlexSmithMD. Why A Poem in a Place Like This?

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Evidence-Based Messaging for Serious Illness Care: A Podcast with Tony Back and Marian Grant

GeriPal

Alex: And we’re so delighted to welcome to the GeriPal Podcast Marian Grant, who is a palliative care nurse practitioner and marketing consultant, and she is at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore. The fact that palliative care was the hardest of questions told me that we have a massive messaging problem in our field.

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The importance of social connection: Julianne Holt-Lunstad, Thomas Cudjoe, & Carla Perissinotto

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary Social connections impact our health in profound ways, whether it is the support we receive from family and friends in navigating serious illness, the joy from shared social activities, or connecting with our community. But, should we as clinicians care about the social lives of our patients? ” Dr.

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Ep.13: How Becoming an Accredited Organization will Help you Build More Partnerships and Increase Referrals

Home Care Pulse

View Episode Transcript × Episode Transcript Linda Leekley ( 00:08 ): Hi everyone, this is Linda Leekley, chief Clinical Officer from hcp. Today we’re gonna discuss accreditation for home care agencies and how it can impact both operations and the quality of care. Today, almost half of a long-term companion’s.