Hospice News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

Leading concerns in the industry include the bill’s suggested regulatory reforms to address program integrity in the hospice industry, along with potential changes to reimbursement, caregiver support and palliative care payment pathways. This is a hard balance to strike,” Gurian said.

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Hospice News

MAY 3, 2024

More than half (51.5%) of home care workers overall have experienced verbal aggression, while 24.7% Victims battle an ever-present landmine of potential triggers as they reach the end of their lives. These can go undetected by a hospice provider who may unknowingly be adding to a patients’ stressors, Devoti stated.

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Rehab Realities by Renee Kinder

AUGUST 29, 2024

I quickly found myself drifting into boredom, my hand automatically reaching for a pen to take notes from the PowerPoints each teacher presented. Just as vocabulary and grammar are foundational for students, precise language and documentation are crucial for us in demonstrating the skilled level of service we provide.

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GeriPal

APRIL 4, 2024

Missouri set a very high bar, explicit written documentation that applies to this specific circumstance, which the Cruzan’s eventually cleared. But legislation can change, clinical practice can change, but I think what we’ll talk about today is how we’re now opening the door to conversations rather than legal rules and documents.

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Nurse Nacole

MARCH 4, 2025

Is the expectation that I present every patient to the physician? But, if left unanswered, can lead to your being overwhelmed in the daily tasks of general patient care. Are you expected to simply see your patients, enter orders and write notes? Treat the contract like a document at your nursing job.

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Daily Nurse

APRIL 24, 2023

Document your patient care assessments, observations, communications, and actions in an objective, timely, accurate, complete, and appropriate manner. Remind patients to seek emergency treatment if a condition worsens, and document this action.

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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? Worse yet, do you find yourself frustrated when “corporate” only seems to care about timely documentation? D on’t judge me! ).

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GeriPal

JULY 19, 2024

Eric 07:41 If I remember that document, that USPSTF document, the place that had the most evidence was actually on the screening tools to use. It’s difficult for patients. And it has fairly well documented biases. Yes, but the rest of the stuff was less evidence based. Also common in dementia. What are the biases?

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Nurse practitioners (NPs) have a great deal of responsibility regarding patient care, and as the healthcare landscape evolves, so do the daily risks NPs face. Nurse practitioner malpractice data can be used to inform and address areas of clinical improvement as well as help to improve the quality of care and patient safety.

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Nurse.com

APRIL 18, 2023

According to the American Nurses Association (ANA), clear and accurate documentation is essential for safe, quality, evidence-based nursing practice. This applies across settings, for registered and advanced practice nurses alike, according to ANA’s Principles for Nursing Documentation Guidance for Registered Nurses.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Summary Transcript CME Summary In todays podcast we were delighted to be joined by the presenters of the top scientific abstracts for the Annual Assembly of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine ( AAHPM ) and the Hospice and Palliative Medicine Nurses Association ( HPNA ). I’m a PhD candidate at Yale School of Nursing.

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GeriPal

JANUARY 16, 2025

But like, if you look at a surrogate document, it walks you through step by step, the hierarchy of decision makers, but also, like, how that surrogate should be making decisions. Yael 44:20 I would say for AGS 2025, because I’m going to be giving a presentation with a colleague about that specific issue. Because if you.

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Diversity Nursing

JULY 19, 2023

Although technology could never replace compassion and human interaction, it can significantly improve and streamline processes and procedures to ensure patients receive the best quality care. Healthcare technologies can make patient care better, easier, and more efficient, especially with a large patient load.

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Diversity Nursing

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Documentation Is an Art Form One of the biggest adjustments after Nursing school is realizing how much time you’ll spend documenting patient care. But it’s vital for patient safety, legal protection, and continuity of care. Medicine is always evolving, and each patient presents a unique case.

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Daily Nurse

MARCH 21, 2024

We think good patients treat us respectfully, cooperate, and comply with our present plan. We want questions or disagreements to be presented courteously. We enjoy interacting with good patients and can experience great satisfaction.” Where Does Our Negative Thinking About Patients Come From?

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GeriPal

OCTOBER 26, 2023

And part of it is because just like palliative care, we are still a young kind of profession. How do you clearly articulate the value in what you deliver when we can’t even fully document it in our notes so that we can sit at tables and boardrooms and say, “Look, we’re more than just mobility training. Sarguni: Yeah.

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Nurse.com

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Hospitals Nurses working in the hospital environment directly oversee and administer patient care plans. Typically, nurses spend time with and balance the care of several patients simultaneously. They must also communicate with the families of their patients regularly to keep them updated.

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

JULY 3, 2022

I have worked in foot disease in diabetes for the majority of my career and am passionate about the unique role of podiatrists in contributing to improving patient care and outcomes. This can also be printed off and used as the referral document to the specialist.

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

JULY 31, 2023

The phrase seemingly originated in 1982 1 and has remained in use to the present day – promoted as the key strategy needed to eliminate the violence and aggression risk and to keep staff safe. Adverse labels tend to stick and the effects they can have upon health and social outcomes are well documented. After all, why should they?

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Healthy Workforce Institute

JUNE 12, 2024

This high turnover rate significantly impacts finances, patient care, and team dynamics. Protect During Shift Report and Assignments Shift reports and patient assignments are critical times when new nurses are most vulnerable to bullying. Preceptors must be present during these times to support and protect new nurses.

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AlayaCare

JULY 5, 2022

This aging society presents challenges and opportunities across a wide swath of industries and sectors. It’s hard to imagine a market more invested in this population than home care, where demand is surging, and agencies strategize on staying competitive and capitalizing on this moment in time.

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AlayaCare

JANUARY 17, 2021

These diseases of course are still present; for families and their health-care teams, it’s just become more challenging to manage them. We’re waging ba ttles on multiple fronts – and, like battles before this, our hospitals, governments and home care industry have tried to step up to provide solutions.

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AlayaCare

JULY 4, 2022

This aging society presents challenges and opportunities across a wide swath of industries and sectors. It’s hard to imagine a market more invested in this population than home care, where demand is surging, and agencies strategize on staying competitive and capitalizing on this moment in time.

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GeriPal

JULY 11, 2024

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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GeriPal

MARCH 24, 2022

And yet, I think for everyone who’s elderly, which is anyone who’s my age or older, I would say it’s very important and ought to be part of an annual exam that we ought to be asking that, and documenting it in the chart. I think Bob also noted documenting it. Eric: Anybody else’s thoughts on that?

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Daily Nurse

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

If parents know the symptoms, they need to document and record them in real-time so there’s evidence. As mentioned before, these children can present to a multitude of different doctors and clinics, so widespread education is needed for everyone. Then, they should urgently seek medical attention.

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Nurse.com

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Inferencing is the clinical decision-making process that caregivers use to devise patient care plans. platform to continuously monitor patients for potential risks. These nurses can alert bedside nurses to problems before they arise, allowing care teams to be more proactive and less reactive.

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GeriPal

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Eric 12:10 One theme that came out of that, just looking at the responses to your article, was there’s more to goals of care discussions than code status. There’s more to it that you should be documenting than DNR DNI, which seems like. Yeah, probably most of our listeners would agree with that. We need more.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

MARCH 6, 2024

This article will outline tips and strategies to support better hospice documentation when painting the picture of decline. “Painting the picture” is a phrase often used to describe the process of documenting a hospice patient’s condition. I’ll be honest. So, let’s get into it.

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Hospice News

MAY 16, 2023

By using applied observability, post-acute care providers can track and monitor key performance indicators in real-time, enabling them to identify and address issues before they become critical. This approach improves patient outcomes and enhances operational efficiency, ultimately leading to better patient care and outcomes.

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Daily Nurse

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Before, in the primary nurse model, the nurse did much of the patient’s care. In a team model, the nurses oversee the care by unlicensed assistive personnel. So people like certified nursing assistants or patient care techs will do many hands-on activities of daily living like bathing, dressing, and other things.

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Nurse.com

JULY 1, 2022

They’ve been integral in ensuring that extant procedures function as intended, and new protocols are adhered to and address the needs of large, diverse patient groups. By now, the hurdles that healthcare workers in virtually every setting faced at the onset of the pandemic are well-documented.

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Nurse.com

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Presentation and preparation can help you land the best-fitting nursing job. And while these traits are essential components in patient care, they can also help nurses looking for their next role. Just remember that it presents opportunities to explore prospective career paths and helps you gain perspective.

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The Nurse Break

OCTOBER 3, 2022

I spent the first 5 years of my nursing career in Coronary Care and Intensive Care before I accepted a Registered Nurse position in the Oncology Outpatient Unit. I also check all the necessary baseline tests are completed prior to the patient commencing treatment. Often the only symptom they will present with is a temperature.

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Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

OCTOBER 13, 2024

Dr Lisa Whiting Dr Julia Petty Prof Natalie Pattison Background: In 2021, the Chief Nursing Officer for England (NHS 2021) published a key document (Making research matter, Chief Nursing Officer for England’s strategic plan for research) that aimed to enable nurses to become empowered to lead, deliver and be involved in research.

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Nurse.com

DECEMBER 19, 2023

But presently, the healthcare system itself may be kryptonite to those they declared superheroes. Nurses bear the burden of this highly demanding job — balancing safe patient care and high expectations with staffing shortages, patient load, bullying, and workplace violence or abuse. Short-staffed and overworked.

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Nurse.com

JULY 20, 2022

She left work immediately without administering medications, without counting narcotics, and without documenting her nursing notes for her patients. The next day, the RN’s director of nursing put her on administrative leave due to the RN abandoning her patients. This is essential so that patient safety is not compromised.

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