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Breaking the Silence: The Mounting Need for Trauma-Informed Hospice Care

Hospice News

A 2015 study analysis published in the journal BMC Public Health found that nearly two-thirds of the female home care workforce experiences some type of workplace violence annually. Victims battle an ever-present landmine of potential triggers as they reach the end of their lives. Sexual harassment and aggression impacted 27.6%

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New CMOs for Hospice of the Chesapeake, Care Synergy; HopeWest Taps New VP

Hospice News

She has also presented and published literature on the different types of supportive services, including palliative, hospice, acute and post-acute care. Worswick took a similar circuitous route at Paradigm Health since she joined the company in 2015, holding roles such as physical therapist and administrator.

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Georgia Hospital Improves Organ Donation Process

Daily Nurse

A series of organ donation presentations in 2018 and 2019 provided staff education. The number of organ referrals doubled, from 169 in 2015 to 320 in 2021. The number of organ donors in 2021 was 31, with more than 22 donors in 2015, 2016, and 2017.

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How Hospices Are Diversifying Their Services in 2024

Hospice News

In the United States, about 177,360 children have conditions that warrant palliative care on an annual basis, according to the 2015 report “Dying in America: Improving Quality and Honoring Individual Preferences Near the End of Life,” published by the National Academies Press.

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Developing cultural humility in CYP nurses through decolonisation of the curriculum

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

Given that families come from diverse backgrounds and experiences, it is imperative for nurses to practice cultural humility to effectively collaborate in delivering family-centred care, ensuring that needs are met while preventing discriminatory attitudes and behaviours (Shields, 2015). 2015) What is family-centred care? Shields, L.

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Challenges for children’s palliative care

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

There is a belief that the preferred place of death for adults and children is home (Ellingsen et al 2014; Pollock, 2015; Rainsford et al 2018). 2015) ‘Problems with preference and place of death for children too’, BMJ , (19th November), p. 2015) Is home always the best and preferred place of death, BMJ, 351, pp. Beecham, E.

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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. Heather: I do Alex, and I’m so happy to have this song request, it’s called The Eye by Brandi Carlile, which comes from a quite old 2015 album called The Firewatcher’s Daughter. Wonderful work. Every Veteran has a story.