article thumbnail

Should Nurses Try to Get Published?

Minority Nurse

Dottie Roberts, EdD, MSN, MACI, RN, OCNS-C, CMSRN, CNE, has been the editor of the MEDSURG Nursing journal since 2002 and sees getting published as an equal opportunity. “However, all nurses are responsible for communicating information about practice innovations, particularly those impacting patient outcomes.”

article thumbnail

In Memoriam: Jimmy Carter Helped Build the Hospice Community

Hospice News

Their vocal support for hospice care over the past year has made an immeasurable impact and brought information about this essential subspeciality of medical care to a national audience. In honor of these achievements, he was awarded the United Nations Prize in the Field of Human Rights, and, in 2002, the Nobel Peace Prize.

2002 306
professionals

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

For-Profit or Nonprofit, Hospice Is Not a ‘Hustle’

Hospice News

in many instances information that was accurate at face value lacked sufficient context to fully elucidate the subject matter. of hospice enrollees in 2019, up from 9% in 2002, according to NHPCO. Dementia-related illnesses are a clear example. Dementia patients represented 20.9% days for the overall hospice population.

Hospice 264
article thumbnail

Addressing Workplace Violence in Nursing

Nurse.com

Department of Labor, the rate of serious workplace violence incidents was, on average, more than four times higher in healthcare than in private industry between 2002 and 2013. The more information leaders have, the better equipped they are to track, respond, and combat abuse in the workplace. According to a report from the U.S.

2002 108
article thumbnail

Developing DIGNISPACE – a dignity therapy-based app protype for young people with life-limiting conditions

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

DT was developed following the construction of the Dignity Conserving Model of Care (Chochinov, 2002). Data were analysed using the framework approach, which informed the digital development and content of a digital intervention – DIGNISPACE. 2002) Dignity conserving care: a new model for palliative care. Chochinov, H.

2002 92
article thumbnail

NHPCO Facts and Figures Report Shows Growing Number of Hospice Patients 

NHPCO

(Alexandria, Va) – The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) published the 2022 edition of NHPCO Facts and Figures , an annual report on key data points related to the delivery of hospice care, including information on patient characteristics, location and level of care, Medicare hospice spending, and hospice providers.

2002 118
article thumbnail

How to discuss stopping screening: Mara Schonberg

GeriPal

So when I got to a residency and at that point I was in residency 1999 to 2002 and we were being taught to screen everyone no matter what. And that’s another huge source of data and that’s the data that generally informs the USPSTF and other guidelines. And that’s why I want women to have an informed decision.