Hospice

Hospice Nursing in Different Cultural Contexts

By Laura Brummett

4 minute read

Discover how hospice nurses navigate various cultural contexts, adapting to unique practices and challenges in providing end-of-life care.

How Hospice Nurses Build Trust With Patients and Families

By Stacey Kusterbeck

6 minute read

Discover key strategies to build trust as a hospice nurse, enhancing communication, compassion, and support during end-of-life care.

How To Become a Hospice Nurse

By Lisette Hilton

6 minute read

Hospice nursing may appear as one of the more challenging specialties in nursing; however, it can be rewarding. Explore how to become a hospice nurse and what make this specialty so valuable.

Hospice Nurses Take a Holistic Approach to Dementia Care

By Aliza Inbari and Sallie Jimenez

6 minute read

For patients with dementia, hospice nurses who know how to manage symptoms, maintain their quality of life, and can help ease their fears are priceless.

Creating Hospice Nurse Residency Program was a Labor of Love for One RN

By Lisette Hilton

6 minute read

It’s not easy to find nurses with hospice care skills. So this RN developed a hospice nurse residency program to ensure a ready pipeline of skilled nurses.

Hospice and palliative care nurses focus on comfort, family support

By Lisette Hilton

6 minute read

Hospice and palliative care nurses can be found in many settings, keep the patients and their family units at the center of everything.

Nurse's Care of Hospice Patient Isn't What Family Ordered

By Nancy Brent

4 minute read

An older hospice patient's family didn't want the patient to have any comfort care except for prescribed medications. However, the nurse took a different approach. 

Job Satisfaction Increases for Post-Acute Care Nurses

By Lisette Hilton

5 minute read

What do salary and benefit packages look like for post-acute nurses? Explore more about the work of post-acute care nurses and what they need from employers.

Experienced Hospice Nurse Pens End-of-Life Care Book

By Nurse.com Admin

4 minute read

Death may be a part of life, but nurses in many settings may not feel comfortable caring for terminal patients and their families. An experienced hospice nurse provides some guidance in the new book, "To Comfort Always: A Nurse's Guide to End-of-Life Care, 2nd Edition".

What nursing jobs have less paperwork than hospice?

By Nurse.com Admin

2 minute read

As an LVN in hospice, I am overwhelmed with documentation. What other jobs can an LVN do that don't require so much documentation? Honestly, I have been a nurse for 14 years and just this year, have seriously considered getting out of nursing.