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National Alliance’s Scott Levy: Hospices Need ‘Regulatory Relief’ to Protect ‘Sacred Benefit’

Hospice News

I started out in a lower-level government affairs position at Amedisys in August 2015. If you do a Google search of any hospice provider, definitely some of the larger ones that have more scale, one of the first things that is going to pop up is an obituary thanking the care team who helped them during the end-of-life process.

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Palliative Radiation, Supportive Care Bring Pain Relief to Cancer Patients

Hospice News

The clinical trial examined outcomes among 66 patients receiving care at nine cancer centers across Canada between July 25, 2015 and June 2, 2022. Patients included individuals with liver cancer suffering with high levels of pain and discomfort who did not respond to treatment.

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Blue Monarch CEO: Hospice Startup Seeks to Raise Bar on Quality

Hospice News

I began taking care of hospice patients back in 2015 after moving to San Diego and working in a hospital setting for a while. That’s definitely not ideal for anyone. Years ago, I thought the customer service side of things in the hospice industry could use some improvement.

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Culturally Appropriate Care In Midwifery Education

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

link] NMC (2019) Standards of proficiency for midwives – The Nursing and Midwifery Council (nmc.org.uk) , 61 ICM (2011) Core document: International Definition of the Midwife. joanna.andrews@actvet.ac.uk , Linkedin: @Joanna Andrews @Ola Solanke References Shen, Z. Journal of Transcultural Nursing , 26 (3), 308–321.

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Nurses With Disabilities: Still a Lot to Give

Daily Nurse

As a disabilities advocate and activist, Dalzell represents not only disabled nurses and other healthcare professionals but also everyday citizens seeking avenues to living meaningful, dignified lives that go far beyond any self-definition centered on disability.

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The Ups and Downs of Inpatient Hospice Care: New Facilities Open as Others Close

Hospice News

The faith-based hospice company received Medicare certification in 2015 and primarily serves an urban region around the Chicago area. Trinity Health signed a definitive agreement with CommonSpirit Health to acquire MercyOne. The couple immigrated to the United States from Nigeria nearly 25 years ago.

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To Build the Workforce, We Need More Nurse Educators

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It definitely gets your attention,” Bindon said. This study also estimated that one-third of nurse educators in 2015 would be retired by 2025. “It The survey also said that 2,166 full-time vacancies exist nationally, which averages to 2.4 vacancies per school. And nearly 62% of the 909 schools surveyed had vacant full-time positions.

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