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Nurse-Turned-Patient Shocked by How She Was Treated by the Healthcare System

Scrubs

Theresa Brown is a hospice and oncology nurse that was diagnosed with stage 1 breast cancer in 2017. Small tasks like scheduling her next appointment became needlessly tedious and overly complicated. When I went to schedule a biopsy, the scheduler had left for the day and no one else was going to do it.

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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. Increased scrutiny in hospices. Hospices should also be concerned about care coordination. Schedule regular care coordination meetings. In broad terms, it’s care management through teamwork. Focus on follow-ups.

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The Line Between Passion and Profession in Nursing is Thin. Here’s How I Walk it as an On-demand Nurse

Minority Nurse

Long hours, unpredictable schedules, and high-pressure environments make it hard to strike a balance between work and home lifeespecially when you have a family to support. As an on-demand nurse, I can schedule shifts when and where it works best for me. I can be a nurse on my terms.

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Under New Management: Nurses Share What They Like (and Dislike) About Their Managers

Scrubs

Elisabeth She told me to put a mask on and visit my patient (hospice nurse) after I’d been exposed to delta and was symptomatic. She also always tries to work with our schedules. When staffing gets tight, she disregards her tightly scheduled day and she makes the needs of the unit (staff and patients) her priority.

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How Volunteer Work Can Enhance Your Resume

We Care Online

Care home/hospice volunteer: Care homes and hospices provide the ideal conditions for learning how to interact with patients, administer care, and deliver valuable services to make the stay of patients more comfortable.

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Nurses, the Holidays, and Work-Life Balance

Minority Nurse

Many of you employed by hospitals, home health agencies, hospices, and other organizations are likely working during the holidays, perhaps even on your favorite special day. I’ve heard of nurses having Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner the day before or the day after to accommodate work schedules.). Working During the Holidays.

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Beyond Hospitals: Where Else Can Medical Assistants Work?

Prism Career Institute

Hospices Medical assistants play crucial roles in palliative care and hospice support settings. Clinical Duties Medical assistants may be asked to perform the following clinical duties: Record patients’ symptoms and update medical histories Measure vital signs (i.e.,