   Palliative Nursing Acute to Post Acute Transitions in Care: Challenges and Opportunities This episode of HPNA Podcast Corner welcomes guest Jennifer Gentry, DNP, ANP-BC, ACHPN, FPCN. Dr. Gentry is a nurse practitioner with the Duke University Palliative Care Consult Service, faculty at the Duke University School of Nursing, and a member of the Duke Hospital Ethics Committee. Prior to her current role, she provided medical care for older adults in acute, community, and skilled nursing settings. Dr. Gentry is a recipient of the HPNA Distinguished Nursing Practice Award, the Oncology Nursing Foundation End of Life Career Development Award, she was named one of North Carolina’s Great 100 Nurses, named 2012 Advanced Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse of the Year, and she received the Friends of Nursing Award for Nursing Mentorship. Dr. Gentry is an active member of HPNA. She served as president of the Board of Directors in 2014 and has served on multiple chapters and committees. Through her work with HPNA, the National Coalition for Hospice and Palliative Care, the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Foundation, and the Alliance for Excellence in Hospice and Palliative Nursing, Dr. Gentry has been a tireless advocate for hospice and palliative nursing and advance nursing practice.   This episode addresses the importance of transitions in care for patients with serious illnesses and their families, challenges encountered during transitions in care, at-risk patient populations, and how to best address the challenges encountered during care transitions.

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Episode 19 - Palliative Nursing Acute to Post Acute Transitions in Care

   Palliative Nursing Leadership: Advocacy in Action This episode of HPNA Podcast Corner welcomes guests Clare Chmiel, Senior Government Affairs Analysts and Jessica Goggin, PhD, MAS, RN. Together, they shed light on the role of the nurse in palliative care advocacy, including leading the way in addressing support for advancing the care of patients and families with serious illness.   This episode addresses current legislation and advocacy at the national level and explores how palliative nurse leaders can impact efforts in D.C. In addition, our guests share the meaning of advocacy across institutional, local, and state levels as will as the importance of the role bioethics plays in advocating for our patients, families, colleagues, and ourselves. 

Ep. 18 - Palliative Nursing Leadership: Advocacy in Action

 On this episode of HPNA Podcast Corner, we welcome Keisha Davidson, MBA, Credentialing Programs Associate with the Hospice and Palliative Credentialing Center. Keisha reflects on the value of certification and the importance of inspiring nurses in the field of hospice and palliative care through mentorship and supportive leadership.   If you enjoyed this podcast, please donate to the foundation: https://advancingexpertcare.org/Donate By accessing this podcast, you are acknowledging the following disclaimer: https://advancingexpertcare.org/PodcastCornerDisclaimer For more information about NINR and our guests today, please visit the resources found at: https://hpna.box.com/v/Ep16-NINR-Resources

Ep. 17 - Reflections on the Importance of Certification

 This episode of HPNA Podcast Corner welcomes guests Shannon N. Zenk, PhD, MS, MPH, RN, FAAN, director of the National Institute of Nursing Research and Jeri L. Miller, PhD, MS, MSc, CCC-SLP (ret), chief of End-of-Life and Palliative Care Research for the National Institute of Nursing Research Division of Extramural Science Programs. Dr. Zenk and Dr. Miller share with us insight into the NINR-supported end-of-life and palliative care research that is leading the way ​to address some of our most critical ​healthcare challenges of today. Our guests speak to the importance of ​nursing science and the role nurses have to address health inequities. The podcast describes how social determinants of health impact palliative and end-of-life care as well as the need for research that identifies effective, multi-level approaches to improve health and eliminate racial/ethnic and socioeconomic health disparities. Join us as we discover how NINR research is helping us move forward in end-of-life and palliative nursing to advance expert care in serious illness.    If you enjoyed this podcast, please donate to the foundation: https://advancingexpertcare.org/Donate By accessing this podcast, you are acknowledging the following disclaimer: https://advancingexpertcare.org/PodcastCornerDisclaimer For more information about NINR and our guests today, please visit the resources found at: https://hpna.box.com/v/Ep16-NINR-Resources

Ep. 16 - NINR and Addressing Health Inequities Across Communities in End-of-Life and Palliative Care Research

 This episode of HPNA’s Podcast Corner welcomes our guest, Patrick J. Coyne, MSN, ACHPN®, ACNS-BC, FAAN, FPCN, director of palliative care at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, SC. In this episode, Patrick shares with us an “abbreviated” version of his journey spanning three decades in palliative care. He began his clinical work focused on cancer pain and moved into leading and directing one of the first palliative care programs in the nation. Patrick emphasizes the importance of finding your individual leadership voice to advance your palliative care contributions in caring for those with serious illness, as well as cultivating mentors and collaborators who share your vision of interdisciplinary team care management. If you enjoyed this podcast, please donate to the foundation: https://advancingexpertcare.org/Donate By accessing this podcast, you are acknowledging the following disclaimer: https://advancingexpertcare.org/PodcastCornerDisclaimer For more information about this topic and advancing expert care, please visit the resources found at: https://advancingexpertcare.org/PodcastCorner  

Ep. 15 - Patrick Coyne: A Leadership Journey in Palliative Care

This episode of HPNA’s Podcast Corner welcomes HPNA’s Research Advisory Council members Dr. Heather Coats, PhD, APRN-BC, HPNA Director of Research, Dr. Jiayun Xu, PhD, RN and Dr. Suzanne S. Sullivan, PhD, MBA, RN, CHPN as they discuss how the use of research is a necessary contribution for moving forward in palliative and hospice nursing as we advance expert care in serious illness. Come hear about how their journey into research has informed their lives, their careers and the contributions their research has provided in building the scholarship of palliative and hospice nursing.  Through translational research approaches, we understand at a deeper level the overwhelming need to improve palliative and hospice care and know that the science is the evidence base to advance that expert care for persons and their families living with serious illness.If you enjoyed this podcast, please donate to the foundation: https://advancingexpertcare.org/DonateBy accessing this podcast, you are acknowledging the following disclaimer: https://advancingexpertcare.org/PodcastCornerDisclaimerFor more information about this topic and advancing expert care, please visit the resources found at: https://advancingexpertcare.org/PodcastCorner 

Ep. 14 - Research: Evidence-Based Approaches to Inform Clinical Practice

This episode of HPNA’s Podcast Corner welcomes our guest Alexander Kemery, PhD, RN, Hospice and Palliative Care Nurse and assistant professor of Nursing at the University of Indianapolis. Alex talks about the importance of education, advance care planning, and humility when discussing end-of-life care with members of the LGBTQ+ community. If you enjoyed this podcast, please donate to the foundation: https://advancingexpertcare.org/DonateBy accessing this podcast, you are acknowledging the following disclaimer: https://advancingexpertcare.org/PodcastCornerDisclaimerFor more information about this topic and advancing expert care, please visit the resources found at: https://advancingexpertcare.org/PodcastCorner 

Ep. 13 - Caring for the LGBTQ Community - Alexander Kemery

 This episode of HPNA’s Podcast Corner welcomes our guest Vanessa Battista, MS, RN, CPNP-BC, CHPPN. In this episode, Vanessa emphasizes the importance of advocacy for our patients. She discusses how her path in pediatric palliative care led her to the bedside of a very important pediatric patient who taught her an important lesson about caring for those journeying through life’s end.If you enjoyed this podcast, please donate to the foundation: https://advancingexpertcare.org/DonateBy accessing this podcast, you are acknowledging the following disclaimer: https://advancingexpertcare.org/PodcastCornerDisclaimerFor more information about this topic and advancing expert care, please visit the resources found at: https://advancingexpertcare.org/PodcastCorner 

Ep. 12 - Vanessa Battista

 Please join us for a special edition of HPNA Podcast Corner featuring Dr. Carla Cheatham, ​PhD, MA, M.Div., TRT.​ Dr. Cheatham, a specialist in the areas of burnout, moral distress, trauma, and grief, shares with us what she is seeing and hearing from healthcare workers across the country during this time of crisis. She offers tips on how to best take care of ourselves during times of uncertainty using techniques that can easily be incorporated into our practice to develop a more resilient and emotionally intelligent mindset. Dr. Cheatham inspires us with messages of hope, meaning-making, and seeing things as an opportunity rather than a threat, as we find the resilience to heal through COVID-19 and beyond.  Dr. Cheatham began her career in social services with an MA in psychology, a certification in trauma counseling, a PhD in health and kinesiology, and a M.Div., followed by a decade of working as a hospice chaplain and bereavement coordinator.For more COVID-19 related resources visit: https://advancingexpertcare.org/COVID-19-Resources________________________________________By accessing this podcast, you are acknowledging the following disclaimer: https://advancingexpertcare.org/PodcastCornerDisclaimerFor more information about this topic and advancing expert care, please visit the resources found at: https://advancingexpertcare.org/PodcastCornerIf you enjoyed this podcast, please donate to the foundation: https://advancingexpertcare.org/Donate  

Ep. 11 - Special Edition: Healing Through COVID-19: Finding Resilience in Times of Crisis

In this special edition of HPNA's Podcast Corner, we address moral distress and complicated grief during the COVID-19 crisis. Our guest is Kathie Supiano, PhD, LCSW, F-GSA, FT, APHSW-C, a clinical social worker and an Associate Professor in the College of Nursing. She is also the director of Caring Connections: A Hope and Comfort in Grief Program at the University of Utah College of Nursing. Kathie shares with us lessons of moral distress and its impact on frontline nurses during this unprecedented time.  For more COVID-19 related resources visit: https://advancingexpertcare.org/COVID-19-Resources________________________________________By accessing this podcast, you are acknowledging the following disclaimer: https://advancingexpertcare.org/PodcastCornerDisclaimerFor more information about this topic and advancing expert care, please visit the resources found at: https://advancingexpertcare.org/PodcastCornerIf you enjoyed this podcast, please donate to the foundation: https://advancingexpertcare.org/Donate  

Ep. 10 - Special Edition: Moral Distress & Complicated Grief During COVID-19

 Our guest for Episode 9 HPNA’s Podcast Corner is Dr. Betty Ferrell, Professor and Director for the Department of Nursing Research and Education for the City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center in Los Angeles, California. Betty is an RN and PhD and has a Master of the Arts in Theology, Ethics, and Culture. In addition, Dr. Ferrell holds the designation of Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and Fellow in Palliative Care Nursing.Betty shares with us milestones from over four decades of nursing in pain management, quality of life, and palliative care. Betty talks about the challenges and rewards encountered while working in palliative care and shares experiences that have impacted her journey. She tells her story of “this scared work, this important work, and how we do it that really matters.” Join us as Betty reflects on her remarkable journey and shares insights into her vision for the future of hospice and palliative nursing.If you enjoyed this podcast, please donate to the foundation: https://advancingexpertcare.org/DonateBy accessing this podcast, you are acknowledging the following disclaimer: https://advancingexpertcare.org/PodcastCornerDisclaimerFor more information about this topic and advancing expert care, please visit the resources found at: https://advancingexpertcare.org/PodcastCorner 

Ep. 9 - Dr. Betty Ferrell

 HPNA welcomes Cindy Stafford MSN, GNP-BC, ACHPN, FPCN, as our guest in Episode 8 of HPNA’s Podcast Corner. Cindy is an expert-level advanced palliative nurse practitioner and shares with our listeners her decades-long career journey in hospice and palliative nursing. Cindy began her nursing career at the staff level in acute high-level patient care and then transitioned into a clinical hospice nursing role. She proceeded to advance her education to become a palliative nurse practitioner, holding national board certifications in three specialties. Cindy talks about the challenges and rewards experienced in working in palliative care and shares stories of patient and family experiences that have impacted her journey. Join us as Cindy reflects on her remarkable journey and shares insights into her vision for the future of hospice and palliative nursing.If you enjoyed this podcast, please donate to the foundation: https://advancingexpertcare.org/DonateBy accessing this podcast, you are acknowledging the following disclaimer: https://advancingexpertcare.org/PodcastCornerDisclaimerFor more information about this topic and advancing expert care, please visit the resources found at: https://advancingexpertcare.org/PodcastCorner 

Ep. 8 - Cindy Stafford

In this edition of HPNA’s Podcast Corner, we invite Ginger Marshall, HPNA/HPNF/HPCC Enterprise’s chief executive officer, to share with our listeners her journey in caring for patients and families with serious illness. Beginning with her early career as a certified nursing assistant to a senior advanced practice nurse executive leader, Ginger reflects on the importance of mentors throughout her nursing career. She shares the aspects she finds most enjoyable and most difficult in working in palliative care, her vision for the future of palliative nursing, and the importance of volunteering with membership organizations. Ginger’s message is for nurses within and outside of the palliative specialty to continue to strive to learn as much as they can about the care of patients with serious or terminal illnesses. She envisions that consumers will grow to expect that the treatments and care being offered to them is concordant with their own goals, and we, as nurses, have a voice in improving care delivery for all. Join us in Ginger’s journey to advancing expert care in serious illness.If you enjoyed this podcast, please donate to the foundation: https://advancingexpertcare.org/DonateBy accessing this podcast, you are acknowledging the following disclaimer: https://advancingexpertcare.org/PodcastCornerDisclaimerFor more information about this topic and advancing expert care, please visit the resources found at: https://advancingexpertcare.org/PodcastCorner 

Ep. 7 - Ginger Marshall, CEO of HPNA, HPCC, and HPNF

 In our 6th episode of HPNA’s Podcast Corner, we offer listeners a framework to explore nursing advances in LGBTQ-inclusive palliative care. Nina Barrett, palliative care nurse practitioner, frames the unique health needs of the LGBTQ palliative care patient, including challenges regarding disclosure and advance care planning. Nina calls to light the health disparities affecting the LGBTQ population, their historical roots, and the extra challenges facing transgender patients. This episode delivers concise, actionable approaches to facilitate practice change by incorporating evidence-based strategies to provide palliative nursing care consistent with the LQBTQ patient’s values, preferences, views, and beliefs.If you enjoyed this podcast, please donate to the foundation: https://advancingexpertcare.org/DonateBy accessing this podcast, you are acknowledging the following disclaimer: https://advancingexpertcare.org/PodcastCornerDisclaimerFor more information about this topic and advancing expert care, please visit the resources found at: https://advancingexpertcare.org/PodcastCorner

Ep. 6 - Providing Palliative Care to LGBTQ Patients

 In this episode of HPNA Podcast Corner’s Stories from the Field, we welcome Dr. Kris Halsey to share with us his 20-year vocation as a clinical chaplain providing spiritual and psychosocial support to patients and families nearing life’s end. Kris talks about the spiritual, religious, and external aspects of hospice and palliative care as he shares stories about his most rewarding spiritual care moments along with challenges he has faced along the way.  His passion to see lives change is inspiring in its message of compassion: compassion for our patients, our families, each other as professionals, and ourselves.If you enjoyed this podcast, please donate to the foundation: https://advancingexpertcare.org/DonateBy accessing this podcast, you are acknowledging the following disclaimer: https://advancingexpertcare.org/PodcastCornerDisclaimerFor more information about this topic and advancing expert care, please visit the resources found at: https://advancingexpertcare.org/PodcastCorner

Ep. 5 - Stories from the Field with Dr. Kristopher Halsey

Welcome to the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association’s Podcast Corner. This educational series is your place for hospice and palliative nursing continual learning through shared stories from the field. Join us on the second Friday of every month for inspiration, stories from our situational experts, and answers to your hospice and palliative case scenarios! This program is informational only; no contact hours will be awarded.

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