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Is Dementia Causing a Loved One to Resist Changing Clothes? Try These Tips!

Responsive Home Care

It is a typical morning, and you’re helping Dad prepare for the day. You have selected a few options of outfits for him to choose from, but he balks and refuses to put on any of them. In fact, he’s been wearing the same clothes for a couple of days now, in spite of your […] The post Is Dementia Causing a Loved One to Resist Changing Clothes? Try These Tips!

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Hospice and Breast Cancer

Traditions Health

Metastatic (Stage 4) breast cancer is a terminal condition, which means it can’t be cured. While treatments help manage the disease, eventually, they may not halt its progression. If that happens, you may talk with your doctor about the choice to stop treatment, and whether hospice care is the right option for you. In observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, here we consider the experience of hospice and breast cancer.

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Why You Must Increase a Senior Loved One’s Security

Caregiver Support Services

Caring for the seniors in our lives requires more than love and attention. It demands an increased focus on their safety and well-being. For families and caregivers, this means understanding the unique risks seniors face as they age and taking proactive steps to address them. With changes in health and environment, it becomes integral to make sure that seniors can continue enjoying their independence safely.

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“How Do We Endure the Pain and Suffering?”

The Caregiving Years Training Academy

Carla, who cared for her husband and mother-in-law, posed a question several years ago in my online community: How do we endure the pain and suffering? That question has stuck with me. I thought of it again on Thursday during my story-telling experience with Ken, my Volunteer Listener. I connected with Ken during our Caregiving Listener Project. (Save the date!

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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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Nursing Tip of the Day! - Critical Care Nursing

Nurse Nacole

Category: Critical Care Nursing Dissociative sedation is a trancelike cataleptic state induced by the dissociative agent ketamine. It is characterized by analgesia and amnesia while protective airway reflexes, respirations and cardiopulmonary stability are maintained.

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“Such insight into research” Undergraduate BSc Hons Nursing Research Internship

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

In this week’s blog, Dr. Lisa Whiting , Associate Dean Research and Associate Professor (Research), Dr. Julia Petty , Associate Professor (Learning and Teaching), and Professor Natalie Pattison (Professor of Clinical Nursing) from the School of Health and Social Work at the University of Hertfordshire share their thoughts on the Nursing Research Internship at the University of Hertfordshire.

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