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7 Simple Ways to Get Organized for Hospice Nurses

Hospice Nurse Hero

Being a hospice nurse can leave you feeling exhausted and overwhelmed. If so, then you need these 7 simple ways to get organized for hospice nurses. Unlike working at a hospital or nursing home, you don’t just get to pop back into your patients’ rooms after you leave. Sound familiar?

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Can a Hospice Patient Go to the Emergency Room or Hospital?

Shining Light Hospice

Should a patient sustain an injury such as a broken bone, head concussion, or some other urgent medical need that is not related to their hospice diagnosis, then a hospital visit may be a covered benefit while on Hospice. Check with your Hospice Nurse to ensure your family receives the proper information prior to calling 911.

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How To Help A Loved One During End of Life

Shining Light Hospice

The focus of hospice is to help each person to live out their remaining days with peace, comfort and dignity and comfort care is aimed at ensuring a patient maintains quality of life and that all symptoms are managed. The physician will oversee all care while on hospice. Hospice team members travel to the patient.

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What Are The Four Levels of Hospice Care?

Seasons Hospice

Hospices typically offer a wide range of services, including pain management, emotional support, and spiritual counseling. In most cases, hospice care is provided by a team of trained professionals that includes doctors, nurses, social workers, chaplains, and volunteers. What Is The Goal Of Hospice Care.

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End-of-Life Doulas: A Podcast with Jane Euler, Beth Klint, and John Loughnane

GeriPal

It was started by a social worker who really saw some gaps in care with those at end-of-life, particularly those with chronic long-term illness, having important conversations. I was alone with her in the end of a long hallway at a nursing home health center. What the social workers are … Eric: Yeah.

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7 Proven Ways to Improve Your Hospice CAHPS Scores

Hospice Nurse Hero

As a hospice nurse, you might not always understand how this relates to your work. Furthermore, if you’re like most hospice nurses, you probably don’t have much time to spend thinking about survey scores. Simply put, communication is a key strategy in improving your hospice CAHPS scores.

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Private Equity Gobbling Up Hospices plus Hospice and Dementia: Melissa Aldridge, Krista Harrison, & Lauren Hunt

GeriPal

Around things like patients who are potentially going to stay in hospice longer, like patients with dementia, patients who are not dying with cancer. As a nurse case manager in hospice, half of my patients had dementia. 1983, a hospice agency started, now one of the largest in the US, by Don Gaetz. What motivated you?

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