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Hospice Nurses Take a Holistic Approach to Dementia Care

Nurse.com

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.

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How To Stop Wasting Time: A Guide For Hospice Nurses

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Finding the balance between compassion and the clock is critical for hospice nurses. Hospice is often portrayed as serene and peaceful. For hospice nurses, mastering time management is an essential skill for long-term success. One routine that I like is leaving my hospice bag and shoes in the same place every day.

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Nursing Educator Shortage Contributing to Hospice Labor Pressures

Hospice News

When retiring hospice nurses are ready to pass the torch, often no one is there to take it. The same applies to instructors in nursing schools who could help replenish their ranks. Currently, nursing schools and hospices are experiencing some of the same difficulties.

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Hospice Leaders: Dollars Alone Won’t Solve the Turnover Conundrum

Hospice News

Staffing shortages have long plagued the hospice industry, but the pandemic’s impacts have spelled heftier headwinds against sustainability. The Dallas-headquartered hospice provides care in 30 states and also offers palliative and personal care, among other services.

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ProMedica Scales Down Operations; New Inpatient Facilities Open at Beacon Hospice, Holy Name Medical Center, The Hansen House

Hospice News

ProMedica began divesting its home health and hospice services earlier this year with the sale of Heartland Hospice and other assets to Gentiva. The hospice, palliative and personal care provider is a portfolio company of the private equity firm Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CDR).

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Two CEOs Retire, Three Hospice Leadership Teams Grow

Hospice News

She became a hospice nurse for By the Bay Health in 1996, then named Hospice of Marin, taking on various roles in clinical leadership throughout her more than 27-year tenure. “It Whitaker has been at the helm of the nonprofit since 2014, serving as COO prior to that.

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Voices: Kristy Fisher, Director of Nursing and Clinical Operations at CareXM

Hospice News

It’s one of those things where, in the nursing world, you can go all-in or you can go part-time, but you’re always able to help people and improve their experiences, especially at the end of life. That’s what hospice nurses are there for: to be a guiding light during a time of transition for both patients and loved ones.

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