Daily Nurse

APRIL 8, 2024

Supporting someone with a life-limiting diagnosis or talking about death can be difficult for many people, but not for a hospice nurse. What’s it like to care for patients and their families in the end-of-life process? Maryette Williamson, RN, BSN, is a BAYADA Hospice Nurse in Fayetteville, North Carolina.

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Daily Nurse

APRIL 25, 2024

Hospice is provided for a person with a terminal illness whose doctor believes they have six months or less to live if the illness runs its natural course.” 99% of all hospice deaths occur outside of an inpatient unit,” Dibben states. He adds, “Hospice is 80% psychosocial and 20% medical. Is Hospice Nursing for You?

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2023

Guaranteed Health is redefining the end-of-life-care experience by building a-first-of-its-kind technology and AI-enabled platform that supports patients, caregivers, providers and payers. The hospice provider’s strategic growth plans include a geographic stretch into Pennsylvania. The funding follows a $6.5

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Hospice News

JUNE 28, 2024

The AIDS epidemic coincided with the birth of the hospice movement roughly four decades ago, carrying groundbreaking impacts on end-of-life care delivery for LGBTQ+ communities and beyond. It was a scary time,” Dresang told Hospice News. In the 1980s people were terrified of anyone who had AIDS.

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Hospice 101

MAY 16, 2020

Are you a good hospice nurse? Or, are you an AMAZING Hospice Nurse? In my eight-years as a Hospice Nurse, I’ve worked with some good hospice nurses, some bad hospice nurses, and then I’ve had the honor and privilege of working with some AMAZING hospice nurses.

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Hospice of the North Coast

MAY 4, 2023

Hospice nurses help bring dignity and compassion to those who are suffering from a terminal illness. They provide comfort and care during a difficult time, helping patients manage their pain and preserve their quality of life. Patient Focus: As a hospice nurse, your primary focus is on the patient and their family.

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Hospice News

JUNE 28, 2022

A lack of hospice-specific clinical training is a significant recruitment barrier. Few nursing students receive exposure to hospice or palliative care during their education, and most do not feel prepared to provide end-of-life care to patients and families, a 2018 study found.

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Hospice News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The two areas of hospice work that she views as most critical to that satisfaction are adequate resources and adequate time. “I I refer to whether a clinician feels they have the time to provide the care that is most important to achieve quality end-of-life care,” Threats says. “Do

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 1, 2022

We identified numerous indicators of such fraud and abuse by hospice agencies, which typically offer palliative end-of-life care to individuals with medical diagnoses of fewer than six months to live.”. The halt on licensing took effect Jan.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 30, 2024

I was drawn to the way that the hospice team addressed multiple aspects of health. Care of the whole person — mind, body and spirit — was what pulled me to nursing originally. It didn’t take long to realize that hospice nursing aligned well with that approach. Time to adjust the sails!

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Hospice Nurse Hero

FEBRUARY 5, 2022

End-of-life care is intimate and unique for every patient. As a nurse, when your patient dies, you might be thinking now what should I do? To make matters worse, I had never performed end-of-life care. (I I was busy doing other tasks like the new nurse I was.). Post-Mortem Care Tips.

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Hospice News

JULY 28, 2023

“The FY 2024 rates for hospices that do not submit the required quality data would be updated by -0.9%, which is the FY 2024 hospice payment update percentage of 3.1% The final rule includes considerations around health equity measures, hospice ownership and spending patterns around unrelated end-of-life care services, CMS stated.

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Hospice News

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

She became a hospice nurse for By the Bay Health in 1996, then named Hospice of Marin, taking on various roles in clinical leadership throughout her more than 27-year tenure. “It ” Calvary Hospital’s scope of acute-care services focuses almost exclusively on hospice and palliative care.

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Hospice News

MARCH 25, 2024

Arizona-based Stoneridge Hospice launched services in 2020 with an aim to address a swelling aging population’s growing need for end-of-life care. Stoneridge Hospice provides home-based hospice and also contracts with other providers to offer facility-based services.

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Hospice News

AUGUST 16, 2022

Part of our mission is providing agencies training insights and tools they need to meaningfully improve care in the home. Although some are, not all end-of-life experiences are or need to be negative, and many can actually be an uplifting experience for total end-of-life care.

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Hospice News: What career experiences do you most draw from, in your role today? Michael Porpora: During my first week at OnePoint, I had the opportunity to shadow a hospice nurse for a day, and it was an experience that I will never forget. I was amazed at how she was able to handle it all.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Illinois-based Great Lakes Health Partners, an Interim Healthcare franchise, is launching a grief support group for employees aimed at helping hospice workers deal with the stress of providing bedside end-of-life care.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

As hospice nurses, we embark on a journey filled with compassion, empathy, and the desire to provide comfort to those in their final stages of life. The Ethical Dilemmas in End of Life Care: Hospice care is unique and although it revolves around providing comfort and dignity to individuals at the end of life.

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Hospice 101

JUNE 19, 2020

Hospice CNAs (who are known in the hospice world as HHAs or Home Health Aides) are incredibly special individuals and members of the hospice team who provide gentle, compassionate, end-of-life cares for hospice patients. June 18-24, 2020 is the week we celebrate Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs).

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 24, 2023

“Being a freestanding inpatient facility is ‘unique’ for a hospice service,” she said. New Hospice Facility Launches in Arizona Bonnie Irr, a retired hospice nurse, is launching a new inpatient facility in southwestern Arizona to improve end-of-life care access to families in need.

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 1, 2022

I found my passion for pediatric palliative and hospice care working at George Mark Children’s House, where I provided respite and end-of-life care to children with life-limiting diagnoses. I discovered that I had the most to offer as a nurse in pediatric palliative and hospice care.

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Hospice 101

APRIL 11, 2020

At a time we are being told to avoid others and limit our time with our patients, is a time that hospice nurses should really be increasing their frequency of weekly visits. Most of your hospice patients, if not all of your patients in facilities, are alone and separated from family members. Care for yourself, love yourself too.

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Minority Nurse

JULY 12, 2023

Nursing is a second career for Derek J. Flores, RN, CHPN, BS, a hospice nurse in Colorado since 2012. In 2020 Flores was a featured guest on the TV Show, The Doctors , sharing his expertise on end-of-life hospice care. He’s also written two books to increase knowledge of end-of-life care.

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Hospice News

JULY 28, 2022

Berry: I started my career as an oncology nurse, and eventually realized I was providing a lot of end of life care, but with no training or acknowledgment that many of my patients were in their last months, weeks or even days of life!

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Hospice 101

MARCH 2, 2021

Hospice Social Workers provide emotional support, advocacy, guidance of future plans, mediation of family decisions, a calm presence, coordinate communication, and ALL of the Hospice Social Workers I have worked with go above-and-beyond to facilitate one last experience of joy. Never underestimate the Power of a Social Worker!

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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 11, 2024

As a hospice nurse, a challenging and unavoidable aspect of your role is navigating end-of-life conversations. In this article, we’ll explore the challenges of these conversations and some key strategies to help new hospice nurses. Understanding the Challenges of End-of-Life Conversations: 1.

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The Heart of Hospice

DECEMBER 16, 2022

We’re talking with Hospice Nurse Penny about how her TikTok videos about end of life care have become a social media phenomenon. After finding her way to hospice nursing, Penny Smith realized there was a big gap in accurate information about end of life care.

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The Heart of Hospice

JUNE 1, 2022

Hospice Nurse Julie is our guest, talking about why her hospice videos have gone viral, and what she finds meaningful about working in end-of-life care. The post Hospice Nurse Julie is the New TikTok Phenomenon appeared first on The Heart of Hospice.

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Journey With Deanna

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

I spoke with Nina, longtime hopice nurse, last week about her book and this week's podcast is a glimpse into what makes her tick.In From Sun to Sun, Nina Angela McKissock goes from home to home and within the residential hospice to give care, and shares her experiences and lessons learned in reflections about dying.

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Hospice 101

MAY 24, 2020

But, many caregivers and hospice providers are hesitant about reaching out to veterans about their military service because they are either not sure what they should ask, or they are afraid they might ask the wrong question and make the veteran feel uncomfortable. About the Author : The Hospice-101.com

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Hospice News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Fried: I think end-of-life care truly needs to be reimagined. I truly wish that the stigma would be removed and that a larger hospice would be the solution. I think that the majority of us here, you come to hospice to work, and you either stay or you leave pretty quick, right? How would you respond to that?

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Living With Hospice

JULY 27, 2022

Diverging a bit from the Hospice theme, in episode 44, Mitch explores another form of end-of-life care and the role of a "Death Doula". He explains the origins of a doula role in relationship to the dying process, and the recent resurgence of this in modern end-of-life care. " Let me say that again.

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Minority Nurse

DECEMBER 4, 2023

The same study also cited a bereaved families survey that found “African Americans were less satisfied with the quality of end-of-life care.”

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AT Home Care & Hospice

APRIL 28, 2023

Exceptional nurses often have a true passion for helping others, backed by compassion and empathy. In honor of this month, we express our appreciation for home health nurses, hospice nurses, and nurses who work in the skilled nursing facilities that partner with us as hospice and home health providers.

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The Bucket-List Blog

OCTOBER 17, 2022

But Junann, our hospice chaplain, said, “God makes a way out of no way.” Stephanie, the hospice nurse, made sure Jerry felt up to the ceremony. I worried it would be hard to get the marriage license because Jerry could only go to the courthouse by ambulance. She agreed to officiate. We didn’t want them to go to any trouble.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

As a hospice nurse, there are many skills that you must master. One of these skills is understanding and completing hospice GIP documentation. Plus, I’ll explain when GIP care is appropriate and when it’s not. What is Hospice GIP Care? Want More Hospice Tips? Dx; Intractable N/V.

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