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Hospice Nurse Locates Missing Woman While Out Visiting Patients

Scrubs

Emily Moore, a hospice nurse in Chillicothe, Oklahoma, was out in the neighborhood completing some paperwork when she noticed a woman who looked oddly familiar. She called the police and started following the woman from a safe distance. “I I just kind of followed her where she was walking, and they were there very, very quickly.”

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3 Providers on Why They Use TikTok and How It’s Affected Their Practice

Scrubs

She is a hospice nurse and educator who spends her time teaching her followers about the end-of-life experience. I had never thought about using social media as a vehicle to discuss hospice, but I decided to upload a video to see if there was interest. I had insights that could help people.”

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The moment I knew I was meant to be a nurse

Scrubs

I picked up the spoon and fed my father. Watching the Cherokee-sponsored “A Nurse I Am” movie reminded me of my initial resolve following my father’s stroke. It has been my joy to observe and learn from the hospice nurses and a privilege to walk with patients and families during the last days of life. I took initiative.

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Why Care Coordination Is Important for Home Health and Hospice Agencies

Relias

Though the benefits are clear, many home health and hospice agencies struggle to optimize coordination. While the plan of care is always the number one area for citations, care coordination consistently ranks right up there,” said SimiTree Compliance Senior Manager Sheila Salisbury-Sizemore. Increased scrutiny in hospices.

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Friday Reflection 32: The Trauma of Not Dying Alone

Sensible Medicine

Even though my practice is made up of about 750, overwhelmingly older people, mostly with chronic medical conditions, I only attend to the death of a patient a few times a month. There have been previous admissions after which the patient did not make it to follow-up appointments. Acceptance followed and waxed and waned.

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Meet a Champion of Nursing Diversity: Blake Lynch, AKA Nurse Blake

Minority Nurse

His lighthearted videos connect with nurses, nursing students, and healthcare workers worldwide, and he entertains almost 4M followers on social media while lifting healthcare workers across the globe. I knew a hot hospice nurse caring for my grandfather, and I’m like, ‘He’s a hot nurse. But Nurse Blake is about more than comedy.

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Nurses with Disabilities: A Skilled Workforce

Minority Nurse

Every Path Is Different Sandra Nosek, MSN, RN , has been a nurse for over 30 years with experience in management, staff development, QA wound care, long-term critical acute care, hospice, and skilled nursing facilities. She had a hearing aid in her right ear but woke up with sudden bilateral deafness in 2015. “ You truly are unique!

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