Hospice News
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
A state of stress Palliative professionals of all walks are navigating symptoms of burnout, including social workers, grief counselors, chaplains, physicians and nurses. During that time frame, workers reported low levels of well-being that indicated a higher potential risk of burnout.
Shining Light Hospice
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
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. Chaplains are also available for spiritual care.
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Seasons Hospice
JUNE 28, 2022
Hospice care is a type of medical care that focuses on providing comfort and support to people who are terminally ill. Hospice care can be provided in a variety of settings, including hospitals, nursing homes, and even in patients’ homes. What does home hospice care entail?
Hospice Nurse Hero
DECEMBER 13, 2021
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?
Hospice Nurse Hero
MARCH 2, 2022
Similarly, you should always call the family of your nursing home patients to inform them about their loved one’s pain control. Therefore, they should also be educated on the survey and how the care they provide impacts the hospice CAHPS scores. However, do your patients always run out of supplies?
GeriPal
APRIL 4, 2024
Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
GeriPal
OCTOBER 26, 2023
And so I became more interested in what are the outcomes of patients with cancer when they do go to a nursing facility? Why do we not have more palliative care access in nursing homes? So I think that there are a lot of different ways that OT, PT, Speech Language Pathologists bring to patient care.
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