Not many people would expect that working in hospice care would be a joyful experience. When Kath Murray tells people what ...

According to Murray, there's one major misconception that stops families from accessing care when they need it most: People ...

A lack of end-of-life training may leave certified nurse assistants unprepared to work with patients receiving palliative or hospice care, but nursing homes must do more to cross-train and build their ...

Although many people don't like to think about death and dying, it will happen eventually. When it does, those who are fortunate enough to have hospice and palliative care nurses caring for them will ...

CARNEGIE, Pa., July 8, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation (HPNF) is thrilled to announce that it has been awarded a transformative $1.2 million impact grant from the ...

Area hospice workers are providing compassionate care to patients and families during National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, emphasizing that end-of-life support extends far beyond the ...

People sometimes ask hospice nurse Lesa Fisher how she can continue working in the sad environment of bringing palliative care to dying patients. “I admit that we do cry right along with our patients ...

Home-based providers are seeing tangible benefits from incorporating palliative care services as part of their offerings, but ...

I was a palliative care nurse long before the discipline was formally identified. I always went out of my way to keep my patients' pain under control and their symptoms effectively addressed. In my ...

L-R: Sarada Lewis, RN, CHPN, Amy Lebolt, MSW, Julie Hirsch, RN, CHPN, Lynn Rapp, RN, CHPN. Not pictured are Lindsay High, RN, CHPN, Lori Leopold, MSW and Juliana ...

The Central Florida chapter of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association has been granted charter status. The chapter, which offers educational seminars in more than 20 counties, is now the ...