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I write these podcasts to tell people what I said to patients and families when I worked as a hospicenurse, or when I was a palliative care consultant, or when I taught my nursing students or my physician students. I don’t want to see in my feed that everyone dies. Remember you’re human.
We’ve invited: Julie McFadden (aka HospiceNurse Julie ): Julie is a social media superstar, with 1.5 And then HospiceNurse Julie. Julie McFadden goes by HospiceNurse Julie. I’m going to start off with Nurse Julie, HospiceNurse Julie, I think that’s your full title on TikTok.
This can only be achieved if care teams, including hospicenurses, know the latest evidence-based strategies for dementia care. But hospicenurses also recognize the challenges these patients and their families face every day and are ready to help ease their distress and fear. Recognizing challenges and risks.
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Daniel eventually passed away about eight years ago, but not before he was placed on that trach and peritoneal dialysis and feeding tube and many other interventions and, all the while, not really focusing on what he wanted as a good quality of life. We just moved on to the next thing without a serious discussion about wishes.
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The following is a true nursing home experience that my hospice patient shared with me about an unusual trip she said she had taken the day before I visited her: (Excerpt from my book Becoming Dead Right: A Hospice Volunteer in Urban Nursing Homes ) “What did you do today?” I asked Rose after feeding her. “Me?
I was a nurse for 5 years before I had a patient die and I can still recall it like it was yesterday. However, after many years of working as a hospicenurse and caring for patients with terminal illnesses, I’ve learned some skills that have made these interactions less intimidating. Honestly, I was heartbroken!
So, very short time to return on their investment, which concerns us because the hospices that probably a lot of us grew up to love and refer to are ones that have potentially been around for decades and we’re seeing more and more hospices, I always think back to our episode about this a thousand hospices just in LA County- Alex: Thousand.
This is especially true in healthcare settings like home health and hospice when care is being provided in the patient’s home. For instance, as a hospicenurse, you spend a significant amount of time with your patients and their families. For instance, you may need to touch, feed, or even bathe a patient.
Hospice staff gave the person medication. Hospice staff had the person or family sign a DNR. Hospice staff told the person they were dying. Hospice staff refused to feed the person who was no longer able to safely swallow. I have never had a healthy person come into hospice. That did it. That did it.
Regardless of which sector of the industry you work in, industry-wide workforce shortages are putting a financial strain on providers and care staff alike; costing $2,600 per caregiver in turnover costs, $19,500 per scheduler, and $88,000 per hospicenurse. Create work-life balance with flexible but consistent work schedules.
I don't mean just changing the bedding and and coming in and helping with the meds and the feedings. This nurse got on her knees alongside this woman put her arm around her and eventually wept with her. Nobody said anything nobody had to this nurse held her and comforted her just by being there with her. That's important.
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