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More States Integrating Palliative Care Into Medicaid Programs

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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. This means that varied palliative populations needs should have multifaceted avenues of support within Medicaid care models, Silvers added. It’s a lot of complex needs.”

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Why Spiritual Care?

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Across years of conducting mixed-methods research to explore the role of spirituality among people with cancer, I am constantly presented with ways where our connection to spirit is challenged, and ways that we can remain connected amidst the very real pain, challenge, busyness, stress, and burnout of this modern world.

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Challenges in Hospice Care for Terminal Anorexia Patients

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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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Breaking the Silence: The Mounting Need for Trauma-Informed Hospice Care

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Victims battle an ever-present landmine of potential triggers as they reach the end of their lives. 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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Ep. 31 - The Role and Professional Standards of the Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner in Hospice and Palliative Care

HPNA podcast

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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Nurses’ Experiences as Patients: Recommended Reading from AJN’s August Issue

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Also in this issue, you’ll find the latest installment of AJN ‘s Strip Savvy column, “A Case of Symptomatic Bradycardia After Valve Replacement,” which presents a case scenario and an ECG strip and guides readers in analyzing the heart rhythm. Curious about the growing field of aesthetic nursing?

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Hospices Need a ’Huge Catapult’ to Replenish Workforce

Hospice News

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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