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Traditions Health
JANUARY 16, 2023
The Difference Between Palliative Care & Hospice Care If you have a loved one who is living with a chronic or debilitating illness, you have probably heard of ‘palliative care’ and ‘hospice care’ and may have simply assumed they were the same. Hospice Care: What Is It?
Hospice Nurse Hero
JANUARY 30, 2024
Finding the balance between compassion and the clock is critical for hospice nurses. Hospice is often portrayed as serene and peaceful. For hospice nurses, mastering time management is an essential skill for long-term success. One routine that I like is leaving my hospice bag and shoes in the same place every day.
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Hospice Nurse Hero
JANUARY 26, 2022
Hospice documentation is tedious and time-consuming. I’ve outlined simple tips to help you master the fundamentals of hospice documentation. Do you spend hours documenting at home? Why Hospice Documentation Matters. First, like all nurses, hospice nurses are required to document ALL patient care.
Hospice Nurse Hero
FEBRUARY 5, 2022
She bathed her, dressed her, and combed her hair. My charge nurse was also amazing. Where Hospice Patients Die. While nearly 80% of people say they want to die at home , only 20% do. Believe it or not, many people still end up dying in acute care settings or nursing homes. Post-Mortem Care Tips.
Hospice Nurse Hero
MARCH 2, 2022
Have you ever wondered why there’s so much hype over hospice CAHPS scores? This form of hospice reporting was part of a mandate in the Affordable Care Act (ACA ) and became active in 2017. As a hospice nurse, you might not always understand how this relates to your work. Include the Hospice IDG.
GeriPal
OCTOBER 27, 2022
ePrognosis started out as just a list of different prognostic indices, so things to predict mortality in hospitalized adults, things to predict mortality in community dwelling adults, things to predict mortality in nursing home residents. Eric: Okay, I’m going to jump to the articles. It’s a more sensitive subject.
GeriPal
JUNE 16, 2022
First, we talk with Christine, a researcher and geriatrician from the University of North Carolina, who recently published a JAGS article titled Overdiagnosis of urinary tract infections by nursing home clinicians versus a clinical guideline. Chrissy: Hospice? We do not improve mortality. Eric: All right. Eric: Yeah.
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