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From the Trenches: Nurse Practitioner Obiora on Where Hospice Succeeds, What Needs to Change

Hospice News

So I found myself in hospice, and now I’m a certified hospice and palliative nurse practitioner, focusing on helping to improve the quality of life for patients in the community. You find yourself doing the wound care, because you want this patient to have some comfort. You have to go above and beyond to help.

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Hospice Nurses Take a Holistic Approach to Dementia Care

Nurse.com

Although these issues are common, the needs of a person with dementia can vary from day to day and hour to hour, and their behavior and responses while receiving care can vary just as much. To personalize care, hospice nurses should be prepared to deal with these variations in respectful and effective ways.