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Episode Synopsis
5 Navigating Hard Conversations in Hospice Care In the fifth episode of Hospice Explained, the topic is focused on confronting difficult conversations, particularly in a hospice setting. The episode discusses the speaker's experience as a nurse, handling hard conversations with patients, families, and colleagues, often requiring a level of honesty that could be discomforting. An example shared is informing a family about their loved one's impending death and explaining the focus on comfort over curative treatments. The discussion emphasizes the necessity of these uncomfortable conversations in healthcare and suggests ways to improve their delivery. The next episode promises to discuss advanced directives and physician's orders. 00:00 Introduction to Hospice Explained 00:33 Understanding Hard Conversations 01:05 Experiences with Hard Conversations as a Nurse 02:22 Hard Conversations in Hospital Management 02:52 Hard Conversations in Hospice Care 03:03 A Real-Life Example of a Hard Conversation in Hospice 04:14 The Impact of Hard Conversations 04:35 Advice for Having Hard Conversations 05:02 Preview of the Next Episode and Conclusion Join the Hospice Explained Patient/Family Community: https://zyq6figc2is8q1uuqh0y.app.clientclub.net/communities/groups/hospice-explained-communityht/home?invite=667651d96077439a642c827c Join the Hospice Explained Professional Community: https://zyq6figc2is8q1uuqh0y.app.clientclub.net/communities/groups/hospice-explained-professional/home?invite=667652074606c53e54a865f1 Finding a Hospice Agency 1. You can use Medicare.gov to help find a hospice agency, 2. choose Find provider 3. Choose Hospice 4. then add your zip code This should be a list of Hospice Agencies local to you or your loved one. Hospice Explained Affiliates & Contact Information Buying from these Affilite links will help support this Podcast. In addition you can donate to help support Hospice Explained at the Buy me a Coffee link https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Hospice Kacie Gikonyo's Death Doula School https://hospiceexplained--deathdoulaschool.thrivecart.com/death-doula-school/ Affilitate for the Caregiving Years Training Academy: https://www.careyearsacademy.com/ref/1096/ Affiliate for DNA is Love listeners also get a 5% discount!! https://dnaislove.com/?coupon=hospiceexplained5 The Death Deck and the E*O*L deck: https://thedeathdeck.goaffpro.com/ Marie's Contact [email protected] www.HospiceExplained.com
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