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An open letter to those who work with the Texas OOHDNR
My fellow healthcare workers: We can do a better job managing out of hospital do not resuscitate orders. I know
Continue reading »3 real reasons for early funeral home planning; 1 imaginary reason
Understanding the reasons to support funeral home planning for hospice patients, and the reasons hospice team members may want to rush the decision.
Continue reading »5 important steps in managing DNRs in hospice
Steps a hospice social worker can take to ensure that the team always has accurate and accessible information about which patients have DNRs.
Continue reading »DNRs & Hospice: clarifying the social worker’s role
This week we wrap up our discussion of advance directives as they relate to hospice social work. No discussion of
Continue reading »What hospice social worker’s need to know about how MPOAs work
Important distinctions for hospice social worker’s to understand about how medical proxy policies work and how they affect patients.
Continue reading »Hospice and MPOAs: 3 reasons hospice patients need a proxy
Hospice and MPOAs: three tales of what can go wrong if the right person is not legally appointed as proxy and involved in planning.
Continue reading »Advance directives and the hospice social worker
An introduction to advance directives and how hospice social workers promote self-determination by helping put them in place.
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