Hospice News

MAY 15, 2024

Hospices need a greater understanding of both the depth of these patients’ suffering and the scope of their unique needs to improve trauma-informed care delivery, Kotwal said at the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine (AAHPM) and the Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) Annual Assembly.

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APRIL 15, 2024

Demand is growing faster than the supply in terms of specialty and palliative care providers. The nation is facing a mounting deficit of palliative care providers, Chen indicated. Only one palliative care physician existed per 8,632 seniors 65 and older in 2022, according to the research.

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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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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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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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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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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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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

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

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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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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AJN Off the Charts

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

“Palliative Nursing in Home Health Care Across the Lifespan” discusses the key elements and challenges of primary palliative nursing in the home health care setting and offers two case scenarios of patients receiving such care.

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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

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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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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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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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 Red River Valley

MARCH 28, 2022

Katrina Zierden , CNA, CHPNA, has successfully passed the Certified Hospice and Palliative Nursing Assistant (CHPNA®) examination through the Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center. The CHPNA® examination was designed for experienced certified nursing assistants. where she obtained her CNA education.

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HPNA podcast

AUGUST 3, 2021

. Palliative Nursing Leadership: Advocacy in Action. Together, they shed light on the role of the nurse in palliative care advocacy, including leading the way in addressing support for advancing the care of patients and families with serious illness. . Palliative Nursing Leadership: Advocacy in Action.

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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

OCTOBER 11, 2021

. Palliative Nursing Acute to Post Acute Transitions in Care: Challenges and Opportunities. Dr. Gentry is a nurse practitioner with the Duke University Palliative Care Consult Service, faculty at the Duke University School of Nursing, and a member of the Duke Hospital Ethics Committee.

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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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FEBRUARY 3, 2025

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 completed a Doctorate of Nursing Practice at the University of Alabama Huntsville.

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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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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

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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DECEMBER 2, 2024

board members of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation. board members of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation. In this episode, host Lynn Reinke, PhD, ANP-BC, FAAN, FPCN®, ATSF discusses approaches to philanthropy with Amy Jacobs, MSN, RN and Catherine Pyke, M.A.

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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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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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JULY 25, 2023

“Our mission is to build expert teams who can then provide expert care and an extra layer of support to persons living with dementia and their care partners,” researcher Ab Brody, associate director and founder of the Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing at Aliviado Health. “As

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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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JUNE 17, 2024

I’m proud that we had a project we did with the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association called Measuring What Matters. We brought together experts in the field and said, “What quality measures are out there that would really indicate we’re providing good quality palliative care, and what’s missing?”

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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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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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GeriPal

MARCH 13, 2025

We’ve gotten away from the roots of palliative care. I was just at the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine and Hospice and Palliative Nurses association meeting with Eric and Justin in Denver. And I thought, boy, you know, this is what Justin was talking about. I mean, maybe it was there.

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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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