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Pediatric Palliative Care Providers Seek to Improve Parental Engagement

Hospice News

Pediatric palliative care providers can sometimes struggle to engage parents and families. Parental engagement can be a difficult hill for pediatric palliative providers to climb. Families often contend with an array of competing practical, financial and medical obstacles related to managing a serious or life-limiting illness. Parents and guardians frequently experience feelings of stress, anxiety and becoming overwhelmed, issues that pediatric palliative care providers can do better in alleviat

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Hopes, Dreams and Reflections at Midwinter

Life & Death Matters

To the Life and Death Matters Community, Ted and I want to express our gratitude, care, concern and hopes as the holiday season approaches. We are a community with diverse perspectives and beliefs. Some of us celebrate the Winter Solstice, others celebrate Christmas, Hanukkah and other faith-based festivals. For each, even within the same faith […] The post Hopes, Dreams and Reflections at Midwinter appeared first on Life and Death Matters.

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Hospice CEO, Chief Compliance Officer Collaborations Key to Quality

Hospice News

The lines of communication between hospice leaders and compliance executives need to be open and transparent in today’s regulatory environment. The complexities of hospice regulation alongside increased oversight in the space have led providers to zero in on compliance. A host of new audit activity has cropped up in recent years, as well as ramped up scrutiny around quality and program integrity.

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How to Buy Holiday Gifts When You’re Low on Energy

Minority Nurse

Gift-giving is a great hobby for some, but many nurses are tired and not in the mood to do holiday shopping. You might feel like you’re expected to search for the “greatest gift ever” for a Christmas gathering… even when we know the perfect gift doesn’t exist. So, what are some alternatives to buying gifts when you don’t want to? Read on to find ways to find a great gift without spending too much time and money at a store.

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3 Reasons to Retire Pagers from Healthcare Settings

Let's discuss the trusty pager—an old favorite that’s losing its shine in hospitals and clinics. While once a staple in hospitals and clinics, pagers now present significant limitations that hinder rather than facilitate communication among healthcare professionals. Healthcare professionals are constantly on the move, and they need communication tools that can keep up with their fast-paced lives.

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Aveanna Healthcare Appoints Matt Buckhalter as New CFO

Hospice News

Aveanna Healthcare Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ: AVAH) has appointed Matt Buckhalter as its new CFO effective Jan 1. Buckhalter has served as CFO in an interim capacity since July 2023, when his predecessor, David Afshar, left the company. Afshar moved on to pursue “other opportunities,” and his departure was not a result of any disagreements with Aveanna management, policies or practices, the company indicated in a press release.

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How Nursing Students Can Deal with Test Anxiety

Daily Nurse

For nursing students, taking tests is a typical path to becoming an RN. For many students, though, studying and taking rigorous tests (like the NCLEX) can be an overly intense experience, causing nurses to feel test anxiety and fear over their grades. So what is this feeling nurses get when they’re overwhelmed before a test? According to a 2023 study , test anxiety refers to the emotions we feel whenever we think about the possible downfalls of failing an exam.

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A Nurse-Led QI Project to Reduce ED to ICU Transition Time

AJN Off the Charts

Countless studies conclude that the longer an admitted patient boards in an emergency department (ED) the greater the risk for negative outcomes such as falls and hospital-acquired conditions. ED patients waiting for admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) may be at the greatest risk, as they are categorized as critical. Transporting critical patients from the ED to the ICU requires coordination of multiple clinicians from both units, which can lead to delays.

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Ring in the New Year With a Plan to Encourage an Older Adult to Exercise Regularly

American In-Home Care

The new year is right around the corner! Have you made your New Year’s resolutions yet? If not, why not resolve to encourage an older adult to exercise regularly? Even better, commit to joining them in a new exercise program so you can both reap the benefits! Like any resolution, however, it’s easy to start off gung-ho, lose interest, and let the idea fall by the wayside.

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Dementia-Friendly Holiday Gatherings

Hope Hospice

The holiday season is a time for joy, togetherness, and celebration, but for individuals living with dementia, it can be challenging and disorienting. Dementia affects the way a person perceives and processes information about their environment. Situations like a houseful of guests, a Christmas tree indoors, and even busy decor around the home can cause confusion for a person experiencing cognitive decline.

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A Higher Power: Physician obligations to report another physician’s conduct under Wyoming law

Healthcare Law Insights blog

Wyoming physicians are sometimes confronted with the awkward and difficult choice of whether to bring a colleague’s potentially unprofessional, unethical, or harmful conduct to light by making a report to a hospital’s peer review committee, or even the Wyoming Board of Medicine in some circumstances. However, physicians are often unsure whether such a report is justified, and whether it is ethically or legally required.

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Real-Life Examples of HIPAA Violations and How to Avoid Them

Speaker: Jack Clough, Chief Growth Officer

Download our 30-minute webinar where we delve into real-life examples of HIPAA violations and preventative measures every organization should know! You will learn: The critical factors that lead to HIPAA violations and how to identify them. Three compelling real-life cases of organizations that faced severe HIPAA penalties. Proven strategies to safeguard YOUR organization against HIPAA violations.

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Nursing Tip of the Day! - Fundamentals

Nurse Nacole

Category: Fundamentals Stimulation of the respiratory tract by maneuvers such as laryngoscopy, tracheal intubation and ET suctioning is commonly associated with a brief rise in ICP. The exact mechanism responsible for this rise is unknown.

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Ep. 25 - All About Death Cafe

HPNA podcast

In this episode, we welcome Shari Alton, ADN RN, CHPN and Deb Bershad, BSN, RN, CHPN, to talk about Death Cafe in the Phoenix Chapter of HPNA. Deb and Shari speak on how Death Cafe encourages open discourse about death and dying for healthcare professionals and how to get involved. About Shari: Shari Alton is an ADN RN, CHPN with 45 years of experience in the nursing field.

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Changing Traditions After the Death of a Loved One

Changing Lives Podcast

The holidays can be a painful time for many who are grieving the loss of a loved one. There are oftentimes traditions or events that a person would be involved in that they are no longer around for, and that changes the dynamic of the whole celebration. Maybe they always read a certain story, baked a certain dish, or were integral to the holiday. Or even if it was just their presence that is missed, the first holiday following a death will be different than normal.

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What is Respite Care and Why is it Beneficial for Caregivers?

Caregiver Support Services

Are you the primary caregiver for someone in your family? If so, most of your time is spent looking after this person (or people) and ensuring they have the best life possible. You do it because you love the person and want to help in any way you can, but caring often turns into a full-time job. As a result, you have no time for yourself. You spend all your days caring for others, meaning you end every day stressed and ready to pass out.

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Best Practices for Sharing Protected Health Information (PHI)

In this ebook, you will learn about the 18 PHI indicators, the legal requirements and penalties surrounding PHI, and how your healthcare teams should securely exchange this data. Key takeaways from this ebook: Gain confidence in identifying PHI. Acquire practical implementation strategies for exchanging PHI within your organization. Emphasize the importance of using compliant communication tools within healthcare teams.

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Caregiving Listener Project Featured on the Nasdaq Tower

The Caregiving Years Training Academy

Our Caregiving Listener Project was featured on the Nasdaq Tower last week. !! We’d love for you to join our Project as a Story Teller or Listening Artist. Learn more about our project during an Informational Meeting on December 12 at 1 p.m. ET. Register to join us. About the Caregiving Listener Project Everyone deserves to feel understood and, by receiving that understanding, to feel the release of stress that happens when we let go of a story we’ve held too tight.

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Winter policy roundup for families 2023

Together for Short Lives

The latest policy information for families. To receive the latest policy roundup, sign up to our family newsletter here. Thank you for campaigning to #savethegrant Following a campaign to save the grant NHS England (NHSE) Children’s Hospice Grant by Together for Short Lives, families, children’s hospices in England and MPs, Minister of State for Social […] The post Winter policy roundup for families 2023 appeared first on Together for Short Lives.

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What Can I Multiply?

The Caregiving Years Training Academy

What’s already working that you can take to the next level? This week, let’s move our needle by multiplying. For instance, if you walk 30 minutes a day, what would happen if you multiplied your 30 by 1.5? You’d walk 45 minutes a day. If you take a 15-minute break for yourself twice a day, what if you multiplied your break by 2? You’d take four 15-minute breaks each day.

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