Hospice News

MARCH 27, 2024

The University of South Florida (USF) College of Nursing has launched a graduate certificate program in palliative care and hospice. The program is designed to help nurses pass the Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse (CHPN®) exam.

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HPNA podcast

AUGUST 1, 2024

She is board certified with the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. She is also a Fellow of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and an Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse. She is a nationally recognized nurse practitioner, speaker and teacher.

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Hospice News

APRIL 26, 2024

Understanding the multitude of forces fueling decision-making processes among pediatric populations is a pivotal part of improving quality outcomes, Radbill said at the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) and the Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) Annual Assembly.

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Hospice News

MARCH 27, 2023

“Based on these results, we find that institutionalized beneficiaries were less likely to receive SIA services, and even among those that did, received shorter visits,” Christian and Plotzke indicated at the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) and the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) Annual Assembly.

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Hospice News

MAY 28, 2024

Compensation, demographic trends Alongside complex interdisciplinary educational needs, nurses are also facing challenges related to their earnings potential, recent research has found. The AGMA 2024 Nursing Specialty Compensation and Pay Practices Survey polled more than 127,000 nurses across 16 health settings from 39 organizations.

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Hospice News

MAY 19, 2023

Trying to manage care delivery needs while running a palliative care business can be frustrating for leaders and “really throw [them] for a loop” financially, Spragens said, speaking at the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) and the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) Annual Assembly.

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Hospice News

MAY 24, 2023

Case in point, New Jersey legislators are currently mulling a bill that would create a community-based palliative care benefit within the state’s Medicaid program.

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Hospice News

APRIL 10, 2023

“Our primary partnerships were with homeless navigators within the hospital setting, directors of case management locally, and then our VA partners both in Long Beach and in west Los Angeles,” Snodgrass said at the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) and the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) Annual Assembly.

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Hospice News

APRIL 9, 2024

Grant is also a nurse practitioner and palliative care consult service provider at the University of Maryland Medical Center. She recently joined the National Partnership for Healthcare and Hospice Innovation (NPHI) as its innovation lab clinical officer.

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Hospice News

MARCH 23, 2023

The expense can range from $10 to $50 per patient, she added. Adding a financial cost further impedes access to an important service,” Freeland said.

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AJN Off the Charts

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Attending to spiritual care is a core component of palliative nursing, as reflected in the Clinical Practice Guidelines for Quality Palliative Care from the National Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care. Palliative nursing and ‘a deep examination of priorities.’

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Hospice News

MAY 20, 2022

These include the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), Hospice Action Network, Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), and the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, among many others.

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HPNA podcast

MAY 2, 2024

In this episode, we welcome Tracy Fasolino and Mansara Hassan, board members from the Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) and the Hospice & Palliative Nurses Foundation (HPNF), Moderated by Lynn Reinke, this episode discusses the considerations surrounding caring for underserved patients in rural and urban settings.

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Hospice News

JULY 11, 2023

The varied mix of available palliative payment streams means that providers must take a collaborative approach to care delivery in order to thrive and grow these services, Spragens said, speaking at the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) and the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) Annual Assembly. “A

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Hospice News

JULY 31, 2023

“Nursing instructors should apply nursing students’ experiences of palliative care to improve and develop nursing education and activities to provide the better care knowledge and experience for terminal ill patients in the ICU,” researchers noted in the study.

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Hospice News

DECEMBER 15, 2023

“With her leadership and passion for palliative care, we’ll be able to offer even more comprehensive support for palliative patients, their families, and our team members.” She is based in Charleston, South Carolina.

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Hospice News

APRIL 12, 2024

Issues around defining criteria for terminal anorexia can complicate end-of-life experiences among patients and families, Berg said at the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) and the Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) Annual Assembly.

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HPNA podcast

JANUARY 15, 2024

She is a Robert Wood Johnson, Future of Nursing Scholar (2017-2020) and Jonas Scholar for Chronic Health (2017-2020). In 2019, Amisha received the 2019 Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation Scholarship to fund a study in advance care planning through simulation with registered nurses.

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HPNA podcast

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

She is a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Hospice and Palliative Nursing and serves as the president-elect of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association and the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation.

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Hospice News

APRIL 15, 2024

Rural caregivers are more vulnerable to adverse emotional health impacts than others due to their remote locations, researcher Arienne Patano, PhD student at Michigan State University, said at the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) and the Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) Annual Assembly.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

It breaks my heart just reading it: “Just so you know and can mark it on your calendars from here to eternity, it has a standing reserved spot on Thursday night at 9pm local time the week of the Annual Assemblies of the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) and the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA)” Well, as we (..)

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Palliative Care Chat Podcast

JUNE 20, 2024

Constance Dahlin, MSN, ANP-BC, ACHPN®, FPCN, FAAN is a consultant to the Center to Advance Palliative Care, a palliative nurse practitioner at North Shore Medical Center and co-director of the Palliative APP Externship.

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HPNA podcast

JUNE 3, 2024

This podcast episode coincides with an article written by Heather and Kelly in the June 2024 issue of the Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing. The Role and Professional Standards of the Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner in Hospice and Palliative Care. DOI: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000001025. 0000000000001025.

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Hospice News

MAY 25, 2022

These include NAHC, as well as the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), Hospice Action Network, Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association and the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, among others. The bill also received endorsements from upwards of 50 industry organizations.

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AJN Off the Charts

JANUARY 30, 2023

Supporting Family Caregivers: No Longer Home Alone: Managing Older Adults’ Chronic Pain: Lower-Risk Interventions This article—part of a series published in collaboration with the AARP Public Policy Institute—discusses evidence-based, lower-risk strategies to control pain and describes how nurses can engage family caregivers in using them.

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Hospice News

MAY 3, 2024

Epidemic of trauma, violence, abuse Examining trauma experiences over the course of a lifetime, is a potentially good way of providing a more complete picture of the prevalence and lasting health implications, Kotwal said.

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Hospice News

JUNE 1, 2022

Other endorsements came from SWHPN, along with NHPCO, Hospice Action Network, Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association, the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), and the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM). AAHPM’s chief medical officer, told Hospice News in an email.

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Minority Nurse

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Nurses in this career path or who are interesting in working as a hospice nurse can find excellent career resources through the Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association, Hospice & Palliative Nurses Foundation, and the Hospice & Palliative Credentialing Center.

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HPNA podcast

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Certified in Advanced Hospice and Palliative Nursing, she provides care for patients in all settings, both pediatric and adult in Palliative Care and Hospice services. Rikki has provided both didactic education and mentoring to APRNs on Palliative Care and Hospice to local students over multiple years.

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HPNA podcast

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

This episode of Palliative Perspective introduces Sarah Potter, the Health Policy Specialist for the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association. This episode speaks on why it is so important for members to share their stories and help advocate for the population palliative and hospice healthcare providers serve.

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AJN Off the Charts

JULY 25, 2024

See also the extensive health care news sections, the Journal Watch and Drug Watch sections, a Perspectives on Palliative Nursing article on palliative care in rural communities, a Nursing Resources column on addressing compassion fatigue, and more. Browse and subscribe.

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HPNA podcast

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Currently, Shari is the President of the Phoenix Chapter of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association. About Deb: Deb Bershad is a nurse with diverse experience. She has worked most nursing positions available in the acute care hospital setting. About Deb: Deb Bershad is a nurse with diverse experience.

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Hospice News

JUNE 27, 2024

These include the National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC), NHPCO, Hospice Action Network, Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association and the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine, among others. The bill has received endorsements from upwards of 50 industry organizations.

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HPNA podcast

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Cindy is an expert-level advanced palliative nurse practitioner and shares with our listeners her decades-long career journey in hospice and palliative nursing. Cindy began her nursing career at the staff level in acute high-level patient care and then transitioned into a clinical hospice nursing role.

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AJN Off the Charts

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

. “Activism Is an Essential Nursing Role” discusses the rationale for and roots of political activism in nursing, the values that shape it, and the importance of nursing’s stance on health-related policies. How can nurses best attend to seriously ill patients’ existential needs?

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Hospice News

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

So I found myself in hospice, and now I’m a certified hospice and palliative nurse practitioner, focusing on helping to improve the quality of life for patients in the community. What was your experience like as you took this trajectory through the field? I started as a home health aide, actually, for the hospice patients.

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AJN Off the Charts

MARCH 27, 2023

Affirmative Palliative Care for Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Individuals The authors discuss the need for nurses to provide gender-inclusive palliative nursing care to patients experiencing life-limiting illness or injury.

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