A hospice team, which generally consists of a main nurse, chaplain, social worker, optional home-health aids, and a rotation of other nursing staff, … See the full Hospice Nurses article.
Category: Nurses
VCU honors nursing award winners
Amy Lacks, LPN, of Kenbridge, earned the Carol Love Practical Nursing Award. Lacks is a nurse for CMH Home Health and Hospice. Her nomination … See the full Hospice Nurses article.
Anglesey 999 advisor and ‘caring’ nurse from Bangor among those recognised in Queen’s Birthday …
Voice Services and is their longest serving advisor. Stephen MacVicar, also from Anglesey, has been awarded a BEM. The chair, Seiriol Alliance, and … See the full Hospice Nurses article.
Ringside Chat: Howington Is Making Her Name Known At Olympic Mandatory Outing
Howington has lived in Wellington for several years and worked full-time as a nurse practitioner for palliative care and hospice patients until recently, … See the full Hospice Nurses article.
Writing your own obituary
It felt like I had found my main “calling.” During the course, the hospice nurse gave us the assignment to write our own obituary. I think only five of us … See the full Hospice Nurses article.
Excellence in Health Care: Susan Grigg, the McGuire Group
Her encyclopedic mind for operations and regulations coupled with an expansive nursing knowledge define her as a respected leader. She has played … See the full Hospice Nurses article.
Column: Legal issues following a death
A legal pronouncement of death is required. If there was no doctor or hospice nurse present, you will need to call 911. A death at home, if not under … See the full Hospice Nurses article.
Free training for hospice
BENNINGTON- The Visiting Nurse Association & Hospice of the Southwest Region is providing training for those interested in becoming hospice … See the full Hospice Nurses article.
Who’s hiring in Pittsburgh? CMU, Brew Gentlemen, Krystal Biotech and more — 6/10/21
Hospice RN at Bethany Hospice and Palliative Care: We are seeking a caring full-time RN to join the Bethany family. Posted June 07, 2021. Director of … See the full Hospice Nurses article.
Nurses Have the Responsibility to be the ‘Voice of the Patient’ in Palliative Care Advocacy
The use of integrative palliative care can improve coping skills, thus bettering quality of life in patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) receiving … See the full Hospice Nurses article.