Sometimes in life, when things appear to be going smoothly, in the blink of an eye, everything can change and your world is turned…
Hospice/Palliative Care
This study investigated the use of aromatherapy in the workplace to reduce nurse stress. Takeaways: Essential oil (aromatherapy) uses “naturally extracted aromatic essences from…
As a non-nurse, my perception of why nurses decide to work in hospice care centers around patients and families—relieving pain, assuaging fears, answering questions,…
It had never occurred to me before, but it makes perfect sense—hospice care moves at a slower pace than typical nursing. Nurses (and patients)…
My step-father helped establish a hospice in rural West Virginia. He never said why he got involved in this effort, but I suspect it…
Bruises, grip marks, and lacerations are just some of the indications of elder abuse. By Armi S. Earlam, DNP, MPA, BSN, RN, CWOCN; Lisa…
Armed with answers, you can provide patients and families with the information they need to make care decisions. Takeaways: Patients and their families may…
It’s likely that every nurse who has accumulated a few years of clinical experience can look back on interactions with various medical providers where…
I have been a hospice nurse for 5 years. I have been treading water in an ocean of grief that is compiled of the…
All segments of the international population are living longer, and many will experience dementia. Policymakers are focused on the cost estimates of caring for…
I am afraid…..Every time I read a new hospice referral. I am afraid…..Every time I walk into a dying patient’s room. I am afraid…..Every…
ANA and the Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) have partnered to issue Call for action: Nurses lead and transform palliative care. This call…
The making of a hospice nurse: Beauty for ashes
Sometimes in life, when things appear to be going smoothly, in the blink of an eye, everything can change and your world…
Using aromatherapy in the clinical setting: Making sense of scents
This study investigated the use of aromatherapy in the workplace to reduce nurse stress. Takeaways: Essential oil (aromatherapy) uses “naturally extracted aromatic…
Is hospice care a two-way street?
As a non-nurse, my perception of why nurses decide to work in hospice care centers around patients and families—relieving pain, assuaging fears,…
Hospice nursing: A slower pace of care
It had never occurred to me before, but it makes perfect sense—hospice care moves at a slower pace than typical nursing. Nurses…
Hospice—A lodging for travelers
My step-father helped establish a hospice in rural West Virginia. He never said why he got involved in this effort, but I…
Detecting elder abuse and neglect: The importance of good skin assessment
Bruises, grip marks, and lacerations are just some of the indications of elder abuse. By Armi S. Earlam, DNP, MPA, BSN, RN,…
Demystifying palliative and hospice care
Armed with answers, you can provide patients and families with the information they need to make care decisions. Takeaways: Patients and their…
Tis the season for giving: How giving care empowers the gift of learning
It’s likely that every nurse who has accumulated a few years of clinical experience can look back on interactions with various medical…
Musings of a Marine veteran hospice nurse
I have been a hospice nurse for 5 years. I have been treading water in an ocean of grief that is compiled…
Assessing and preventing cognitive impairment in the elderly
All segments of the international population are living longer, and many will experience dementia. Policymakers are focused on the cost estimates of…
Notes from a scared hospice nurse: I am afraid
I am afraid…..Every time I read a new hospice referral. I am afraid…..Every time I walk into a dying patient’s room. I…
Calling for all nurses to lead and transform palliative care
ANA and the Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) have partnered to issue Call for action: Nurses lead and transform palliative care.…
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