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Hospice

To Say or Not to Say Hospice?

by jeastridge, BSN, RN

This article describes one patient encounter where the family requests that the word "hospice" not be used. The author discusses some of the important issues to...

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Hospice

Accusing Hospice

by jeastridge, BSN, RN

Accusing Hospice is a story about an encounter between a hospice nurse and a family dealing with the impending loss of their loved one. It describes the...

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Hospice

End of Life: The Final Word

by jeastridge, BSN, RN

23 Words matter all the time. It’s just that at the end of life, there are so few of them left, that we must count carefully to make sure there is no...

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