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Hospices Stepping Up Performance on Visits-in-Last-Days-of-Life Measure

Hospice News

The number of registered nurse and social worker visits during a patient’s final week is one of the seven quality measures that CMS uses to evaluate providers. The greatest barrier to further improvement is the ever-present workforce shortage affecting the health care industry at large and hospices in particular.

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Building a Clinic-Based Palliative Care Program

Hospice News

While they offer an alternative to home-based services, they present their own unique benefits and challenges. First, the clinic-based model presents challenges in its need for physical space and the associated costs. These locations often assist patients by offering a variety of services beyond symptom management.

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Hospices Build Community Partnerships to Better Serve Patients, Employees

Hospice News

Going beyond the college level, the organization gives presentations at high schools and other educational settings to help students and faculty learn about the services they provide. This happened because we had really reached out and built these true relationships with different organizations.”

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BCEN’s Certified Flight Registered Nurse Credential Turns 30

Daily Nurse

The Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing (BCEN), the benchmark for certification across the emergency spectrum, is celebrating the 30th anniversary of its Certified Flight Registered Nurse (CFRN) certification program.

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Federal Funds Reignite Hospice Nurse Recruitment Initiative

Hospice News

Beliveau is also a registered nurse with more than 20 years of health care experience. They need to have a preceptor for that clinician to learn about electronic medical records, managing their own workflows and all those things you need to be present.”

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Breaking the Mold: The Growing Role of Men in Nursing

Diversity Nursing

This trend reflects a broader recognition of Nursing as a versatile and rewarding career for individuals of all genders. The Rise of Male Nurses Over the past few decades, the percentage of male Nurses in the U.S. of Registered Nurses were men. has steadily risen. In 1970, only 2.7%

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Customizing a Palliative Program to Patient, Payer Priorities

Hospice News

The company’s care model is interdisciplinary, with nurse practitioners and registered nurses playing key roles. Patients receive an initial comprehensive assessment done by a nurse practitioner, and then a plan of care is established with a follow-up visit schedule. That would be way too difficult to manage.”

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