Diversity Nursing
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Becoming a Nurse is a rewarding yet challenging career path. It’s a calling filled with moments of joy, frustration, and constant learning. While Nursing school does its best to prepare you, there are many things you can only learn through experience. If you’re considering a career in Nursing or are just starting out, here are some things I wish I had known before stepping into this field.
Hospice News
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Palliative care providers face a host of legal and regulatory challenges when seeking to expand patients’ access to certain controlled substances. Providing therapeutic- and medically-guided patient experiences involves a deep understanding of compliance with evolving laws and safe utilization. Drugs that fall into the realm of federally controlled substances include cannabis, ketamine, MDMA and psychedelics such as psilocybin and LSD, among others.
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Diversity Nursing
OCTOBER 2, 2024
October 2, 2024 RALEIGH, N.C. – With recovery efforts just beginning in western North Carolina, the North Carolina Nurses Association (NCNA) and the North Carolina Foundation for Nursing (NCFN) have launched a campaign to financially assist nurses impacted by Helene. The NCFN – Nurse Recovery Fund is designed to quickly distribute money directly to nurses suffering from loss or damages due to catastrophic flooding, wind, or landslides in the western parts of North Carolina.
Hospice News
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Balancing rising demand with recruitment and retention tops the list of palliative care providers’ concerns heading into next year. Nearly nearly 800 palliative care program leaders and interdisciplinary team members from across the country recently weighed in on a survey from the Center to Advance Palliative Care (CAPC). Respondents included both adult and pediatric palliative care providers who provided feedback on their 2025 outlook in the organization’s first iteration of its annual Palliati
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Healthy Workforce Institute
OCTOBER 2, 2024
With October being National Bullying Prevention Month now is the perfect time to tackle the widespread issue of bullying in healthcare. As healthcare professionals, we know that bullying and incivility thrive because they are often ignored. However, it’s time we break that cycle. Our goal at the Healthy Workforce Institute is to equip healthcare leaders with the tools they need to eradicate bullying and create a respectful, nurturing environment for all.
Hospice News
OCTOBER 2, 2024
The Future Leaders Awards program is brought to you in partnership with Homecare Homebase. The program is designed to recognize up-and-coming industry members who are shaping the next decade of home health, hospice care, senior housing, skilled nursing, and behavioral health. To see this year’s Future Leaders, visit [link]. Stephanie Skaggs, product lead for Medalogix, has been named a 2024 Future Leader by Hospice News.
Home Care & Hospice Network brings together the best content for professionals in the home care and hospice care industries from the widest variety of thought leaders.
Adobe Hospice & Home Health
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Health Literacy and Hospice Care: Enhancing Understanding Among Healthcare Professionals Understanding Hospice Care: A Critical Component of Health Literacy Health literacy plays a vital role in ensuring that patients and caregivers can make informed decisions about hospice care. Despite advancements in healthcare, misconceptions about hospice persist, often leading to delayed referrals and missed opportunities for The post Health Literacy and Hospice appeared first on Abode Hospice & Home H
AT Home Care & Hospice
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Health Literacy Month: Partnering for Patient Care Excellence Understanding Home Health Care: A Vital Resource for Patient Well-being In the landscape of patient care, home health is an essential service that offers a seamless continuum of care, particularly for patients transitioning from acute care settings to their homes. As a home health care provider, we The post Partnering for Patient Care Excellence appeared first on AT Home Care & Hospice.
Adobe Hospice & Home Health
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Health Literacy Month: Partnering for Patient Care Excellence Understanding Home Health Care: A Vital Resource for Patient Well-being In the landscape of patient care, home health is an essential service that offers a seamless continuum of care, particularly for patients transitioning from acute care settings to their homes. As a home health care provider, we The post Partnering for Patient Care Excellence appeared first on Abode Hospice & Home Health.
AT Home Care & Hospice
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Health Literacy and Hospice Care: Enhancing Understanding Among Healthcare Professionals Understanding Hospice Care: A Critical Component of Health Literacy Health literacy plays a vital role in ensuring that patients and caregivers can make informed decisions about hospice care. Despite advancements in healthcare, misconceptions about hospice persist, often leading to delayed referrals and missed opportunities for The post Health Literacy and Hospice appeared first on AT Home Care & Hospice
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Daily Nurse
OCTOBER 2, 2024
A third-generation nurse, Keegan Wells has always had nursing in his blood. His mother and grandmother paved the way in the field, and his grandmother’s intuition sparked his nursing career. Transitioning from a path in English to one in nursing, Wells found his calling in this caring profession. Now a telemetry nurse at the University of Iowa Health Care , Wells is following in his family’s footsteps and thriving in an environment that feels like a second family.
Palliverse
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Photo by Harry Quan on Unsplash She looked familiar but I couldn’t place her. Her dress was made of fabric which included all the colours of the rainbow. She said she wanted to tell us all a story and that she would try not to cry. My husband knew he was dying, we both did. He was trying to decide which song to have played at his funeral. Somewhere over the rainbow came to mind but he couldn’t decide.
Hospice Promise
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Myth: Hospice means giving up. Truth: The hospice benefit empowers patients and families with choices. The hospice team serves as educators, guides, and supporters, focusing on palliative care and helping everyone prepare for the journey ahead. Let’s embrace the truth and the support that hospice truly offers. Together, we can ensure comfort, dignity, and quality of life for those in our care.
Healthcare Law Insights podcast
OCTOBER 2, 2024
UPIC activity is picking up, and the UPICs are reviving some old tactics. In this episode, Husch Blackwell’s Meg Pekarske and Bryan Nowicki continue the discussion on these trends which include extrapolation, Medicaid nursing home room and board payments, patient interviews, and more. Meg and Bryan also describe some handouts they’ve developed to help hospices stay prepared for the inevitable audit.
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Explore essential topics in this ebook, including what constitutes PHI and how to identify it using 18 indicators. Gain insights into the importance of safeguarding PHI to protect patient privacy and learn about the severe consequences of HIPAA violations. Discover practical strategies for securely exchanging PHI within your healthcare organization, including assessing risks and implementing effective safeguards.
Nurse Nacole
OCTOBER 2, 2024
Category: Critical Care Nursing After intubation, additional neuromuscular blocking agents should generally be used only when poor ventilator synchrony interferes with ventilation sedation and analgesia. This may be particularly true in patients with ARDS.
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