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Providing Care for Hospice Patients
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Providing Care for Hospice Patients

Holistic Care, Nursing

Providing Care for Hospice Patients

By Denise Waye|2025-10-01T17:17:53+00:00June 3rd, 2025|Categories: Holistic Care, Nursing|

Key Takeaways: Caring for hospice patients requires prioritizing their comfort and wishes, focusing on quality of life during their end-of-life journey. Hospice care differs from typical medical care by being family-centered, involving loved ones in decision-making and care plans. Air ambulance services can facilitate long-range transports for hospice patients, fulfilling their wishes to spend their final days in a specific location. Caring for and assisting hospice patients during their end-of-life medical journey is a challenging yet fulfilling job. Amongst many things, ultimately it is important to support hospice patients by [...]

Pain Management During Long-Range Air Medical Transports
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Pain Management During Long-Range Air Medical Transports

Holistic Care, Medical Transportation, Patient Transport

Pain Management During Long-Range Air Medical Transports

By Denise Waye|2025-08-26T14:26:37+00:00April 26th, 2022|Categories: Holistic Care, Medical Transportation, Patient Transport|

Air Ambulance services are required when a patient has a medical injury or illness and needs to be transferred to another location for further medical care. Long-range transports are transfers from state to state, to or from another country outside of the US, or any distance where specialized care is necessary. These transfers are carried out in larger fixed-wing aircraft, versus a rotor aircraft, that are medically configured to act as an airborne ICU and can transport the patient safely, comfortably, and quickly. Long-range Air Ambulance aircraft are professionally staffed [...]

The Positive Impacts of Practicing Holistic Care
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The Positive Impacts of Practicing Holistic Care

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The Positive Impacts of Practicing Holistic Care

By Denise Waye|2025-02-27T21:03:24+00:00August 14th, 2017|Categories: Holistic Care|

Holistic patient care is an approach that treats the whole person by addressing physical, mental, emotional, and social needs. It has gained significant traction in nursing, emphasizing both scientific grounding and compassionate care. By integrating evidence-based practices with a patient-centered approach, holistic care aims to improve overall well-being and health outcomes. Conventional vs. Holistic Patient Care Modern medicine and nursing have become very specialized. Conventional medicine is limited to medications and surgery, while complementary and alternative medicine includes a wide variety of other treatments such as massage, acupuncture and herbalism. [...]

Holistic Care in the Air
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Holistic Care in the Air

Company News, Holistic Care

Holistic Care in the Air

By Denise Waye|2023-04-10T18:52:16+00:00July 29th, 2015|Categories: Company News, Holistic Care|

Taking an holistic approach to treating patients onboard air ambulance flights is a unique method we use here at AirCARE1 to reduce stress in patients during the flight. Denise Waye, president and owner of AirCARE1, explains in an article she wrote for AirMed&Rescue Magazine, the positive impact holistic care can have on patients. As a critical care nurse and former music major, Denise integrated music into the medical environment of air transport after seeing how music and a holistic approach to patient care dramatically decreased the stress levels in her patients. AirCARE1 [...]

Focusing On a Good Experience

By Denise Waye|2023-09-22T20:16:06+00:00October 9th, 2013|Categories: Holistic Care, Patient Transport|

I do a lot of traveling. Spending many hours in airports. Recently I was in the Toronto airport on my way home after a long week of business travel. Going through customs as well as security typically takes hours (Nexus-here I come). This demands going to the airport extra early in case there are any hiccups. After clearing customs and security, I had quite a few hours before my flight. Hungry and tired, I walked up and down the terminal looking for something to eat. Typical airport food again. Walking [...]