The nonprofit hospice and palliative care organization offers free training for volunteers throughout the year at its Elizabethtown office at 105 Diecks … See the full Hospice Volunteers article.
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Nurse-Rated Performance Status a Better Predictor of Outcomes, Compared With Oncologists …
With respect to 6-month mortality or hospice referral, there was a significant correlation between ECOG-PS scores provided by both nurses (OR, 3.29; … See the full Hospice Nurses article.
Palliative care an emerging speciality in health field
When Margo Baker was in her second year of her registered nursing degree, she had an experience that changed the course of her career. See the full Hospice Nurses article.
Hospice of Santa Cruz Unveils Telemedicine Program
California-based Hospice of Santa Cruz County has received a $166,895 grant … for their palliative care patients, as well as a cohort of hospice patients. … families can be in immediate touch with a physician, nurse, social worker, … See the…
Walks to End Alzheimer’s begin next month, registration open
“That kind of paved my way into becoming a hospice social worker, where I get to help other people who are suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease. See the full Hospice Social Worker article.
Central VNA Partners with Franklin Savings Bank
LACONIA – Central New Hampshire VNA and Hospice is announcing that they have … August 28 from noon to 1 p.m., a Central VNA nurse will be in the FSB lobby in Gilford … The VNA and Hospice have served…
Grief Support at Wayne Memorial Hospital
… experienced by each individual very differently,” explains Anna M. Walsh, a social worker with Wayne Memorial Hospital and Hospice Department. See the full Hospice Social Worker article.
DIANA CASUCCIO WOODS
In Kodiak, she was a volunteer with Kodiak Hospice, involved with the Crisis Pregnancy Center, and a volunteer for Kodiak Area Mentor Program … See the full Hospice Volunteers article.
Volunteers help make sure no one dies alone
Bloomfield Township resident Sue Bay has been a volunteer in the hospice unit for 14 years. … Janet Tretheway is a charge nurse on the hospice unit. See the full Hospice Nurses article.
A brand new crop of registered nurses are ready to go
Dianna Peni, who was about to join the staff at Whangārei’s North Haven Hospice, was among them. “I want to thank the NorthTec tutors, preceptors, … See the full Hospice Nurses article.