When nurses reported less frequent use of palliative care for their patients, they tended to experience higher levels of moral distress, a study finds. See the full Hospice Nurses article.
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Quesnel Community Foundation designates new permanent bursary
Dr. Barber, along with support from the Home and Community Care Nurses and the Acute Care Nurses, was instrumental in bringing palliative care … See the full Hospice Nurses article.
Appeals court upholds conviction for former Valley hospice worker
EDINBURG – An appeal from a hospice worker turned convicted killer was denied. An appeals court Thursday upheld Monica Melissa Patterson’s … See the full Hospice Worker article.
New business lets hungry customers ‘skip the trip’
… to start kindergarten, O’Daniel, who had previously been a nursing assistant and hospice worker, decided she wanted to join the workforce again. See the full Hospice Worker article.
Former Goshen Hospital nurse returns as volunteer
That’s when she combined her passion for nursing and pastoral care. She also served as chaplain in senior living and hospice facilities. See the full Hospice Nurses article.
Palliative Care Clinic to open at Dupont Hospital
Visiting Nurse plans to open a Palliative Care Clinic at Dupont Hospital on Feb. 17. The clinic, staffed by physicians and nurse practitioners, will be … See the full Hospice Nurses article.
Wigan and Leigh hospice seek new volunteers
A former deputy headteacher has made a rallying call for people to join her as volunteer receptionists at Wigan and Leigh Hospice. See the full Hospice Volunteers article.
Feds indict Nixa, Mo. physician, 2 nurses in $2.4 million health care fraud scheme
… facility in Ozark; at Ozarks Methodist Manor, a skilled nursing facility in Marionville, Missouri; and at Seasons Hospice & Pallative Care in Springfield. See the full Hospice Nurses article.
Rhode Island Foundation offers more than $270000 in grants to serve Newport County residents
… received $10,000 for its Supportive Housing Program; and Visiting Nurse Home and Hospice of Portsmouth, which received $5,000 to improve care … See the full Hospice Nurses article.
League of Women Voters plans two events for February
With Rodney Burk, licensed clinical social worker at Trustbridge Hospice in West Palm Beach, and Andrea Blau, LCSW, ACHPSW, and clinical … See the full Hospice Social Worker article.