Hospice News
MARCH 15, 2024
Documentation errors and a fragmented health system pose the greatest risks for adverse drug events among hospices. Another key to reducing adverse events is increasing education around medication management at the end of life, McPherson stated. Nearly half (45.7%) of these patients had more than one adverse drug event.
Hospice News
OCTOBER 23, 2024
Improved patient and staff satisfaction are among the most significant returns on investment for hospices that are pouring greater resources into trauma-informed training. Trauma-informed education should be a normalized part of hospice’s interdisciplinary training to help staff recognize and respond to a range of experiences, Ash indicated.
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Hospice News
DECEMBER 9, 2024
Patient, Staff Satisfaction Biggest ROIs of Trauma-Informed Hospice Care Investing in trauma-informed training can come with improved hospice patient and staff satisfaction. Hospices that have invested in trauma-informed training have seen improved retention and organizational reputation.
Hospice News
MAY 7, 2025
Employee appreciation efforts have also included various events, awards and recognitions in observance of National Nurses Week. With fewer daily touch points with peers, they miss opportunities for informal learning, mentorship, and emotional support. This isolation can lead to burnout and affect confidence.
GeriPal
JANUARY 23, 2025
Just found that this was a really easy, low budget way of informing people about the medication, about the potential harms, and they were a captive audience in the hospital. All we were doing providing information and we did give a brief overview via email to the clinicians, basically saying, hey, your patients might come in with this.
Hospice News
JULY 26, 2024
It takes ample financial resources to fuel a trauma-informed care delivery approach and ensure that staff are trained in the unique challenges that veteran populations face at the end of life, Graveran said. It’s making sure you have that receptivity and information, it’s something that makes a big difference.”
AJN Off the Charts
JANUARY 10, 2025
This communication should also include environmental services in the event a change is needed in the disinfectant used in a given patient care area. In the event the patient is vomiting, recognize the risk of vomitus aerosolization and initiate additional personal protective equipment use (e.g., mask as a barrier) as needed.
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