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How Palliative Care Could Help Break the SNF-to-Hospital Cycle

Hospice News

In the study, researchers present the case of an independent 87-year-old woman with moderate dementia admitted to the hospital with pneumonia. Additionally, among beneficiaries who died between 2006 and 2011, one in eight toggled between a hospital and an SNF during their final year of life, the study found.

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Global Partners in Care Program Fosters International Collaboration on Palliative Care

Hospice News

In 2013, CHC won the Global Partnership Award presented for a model partnership that others should look at.” “It had been twinned with the Palliative Care Association of Uganda, and quickly became a very successful and engaged partnership. Title transfer In 2014, based on input from leaders of U.S.-based

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Storycatching: Podcast with Heather Coats and Thor Ringler

GeriPal

Many links: VA Presents: My Life, My Story: George: A Voice To Be Heard on Apple Podcasts. Eric’s blog post on Dignity Therapy from 2011. So I allow family members to be present if they want them to. Another, students presenting says the patient has had below the knee amputation times two. Wonderful work. SPONSOR: .

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Care Leavers – a hidden health inequality

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

The shocking reference at the start is from a 30-year longitudinal study published in 2020 which analysed the self-reported health status of care leavers between 1971 and 2011. Non-parental care in childhood and health up to 30 years later: ONS Longitudinal Study 1971-2011. Implications for NHS services. References. Murray, E et al.

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Patient Protectors

Chicago Caregiving

When I showed up to visit my client and presented my HIPAA form, I was told that it is hospital policy to not allow visitors to the unit unless they are family and pre-approved. I presented that documentation and asked to see my client’s records. The fact that hospital personnel do not seem to understand HIPAA is baffling.

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‘Education is important but camping is importanter’ – Strategies in self care

The Nurse Break

She has since founded EQ Minds and works as a corporate wellness presenter and coach. Why this is reasonable is perhaps best explained by Fearon & Nicol (2011) in their article ‘ Strategies to assist prevention of burnout in nursing staff’. BMC Palliative Care, 17 (1):63. doi: 10.1186/s12904-018-0318-0. C., & Nicol, M.

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Clinical Education – but I don’t have time…

The Nurse Break

I once presented on ‘strategies to implement an education program in your unit’ at a symposium. Thinking aloud for learners supports ‘reflection in action’ and helps them to evaluate their own thinking and therefore actions, as they do something (Spencer, 2003; Raihan, 2011). First things first: ensure you are not making excuses.

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