Tube feeding aspiration
Know the signs and symptoms of tube feeding aspiration: increased blood pressure, heart rate, and respiratory rate; decreased oxygen saturation; and new onset audible…
Hospice/Palliative Care
The making of a hospice nurse: Beauty for ashes
Sometimes in life, when things appear to be going smoothly, in the blink of an eye, everything can change and your world is turned…
Using aromatherapy in the clinical setting: Making sense of scents
Aromatherapy is an age-old therapy designed to alter mood and physical symptoms. It has gained popularity as a safe and cost-effective complementary and alternative…
Is hospice care a two-way street?
As a non-nurse, my perception of why nurses decide to work in hospice care centers around patients and families—relieving pain, assuaging fears, answering questions,…
Hospice nursing: A slower pace of care
It had never occurred to me before, but it makes perfect sense—hospice care moves at a slower pace than typical nursing. Nurses (and patients)…
Hospice—A lodging for travelers
My step-father helped establish a hospice in rural West Virginia. He never said why he got involved in this effort, but I suspect it…
Detecting elder abuse and neglect: The importance of good skin assessment
Every year, approximately 4 million older Americans fall victim to abuse and neglect. And for every reported case of elder abuse and neglect, approximately…
Demystifying palliative and hospice care
Armed with answers, you can provide patients and families with the information they need to make care decisions. Takeaways: Patients and their families may…
Tis the season for giving: How giving care empowers the gift of learning
It’s likely that every nurse who has accumulated a few years of clinical experience can look back on interactions with various medical providers where…
Musings of a Marine veteran hospice nurse
I have been a hospice nurse for 5 years. I have been treading water in an ocean of grief that is compiled of the…
Assessing and preventing cognitive impairment in the elderly
All segments of the international population are living longer, and many will experience dementia. Policymakers are focused on the cost estimates of caring for…
Notes from a scared hospice nurse: I am afraid
I am afraid…..Every time I read a new hospice referral. I am afraid…..Every time I walk into a dying patient’s room. I am afraid…..Every…
Tube feeding aspiration
Know the signs and symptoms of tube feeding aspiration: increased blood pressure, heart rate, and respiratory rate; decreased oxygen saturation; and new…
The making of a hospice nurse: Beauty for ashes
Sometimes in life, when things appear to be going smoothly, in the blink of an eye, everything can change and your world…
Using aromatherapy in the clinical setting: Making sense of scents
Aromatherapy is an age-old therapy designed to alter mood and physical symptoms. It has gained popularity as a safe and cost-effective complementary…
Is hospice care a two-way street?
As a non-nurse, my perception of why nurses decide to work in hospice care centers around patients and families—relieving pain, assuaging fears,…
Hospice nursing: A slower pace of care
It had never occurred to me before, but it makes perfect sense—hospice care moves at a slower pace than typical nursing. Nurses…
Hospice—A lodging for travelers
My step-father helped establish a hospice in rural West Virginia. He never said why he got involved in this effort, but I…
Detecting elder abuse and neglect: The importance of good skin assessment
Every year, approximately 4 million older Americans fall victim to abuse and neglect. And for every reported case of elder abuse and…
Demystifying palliative and hospice care
Armed with answers, you can provide patients and families with the information they need to make care decisions. Takeaways: Patients and their…
Tis the season for giving: How giving care empowers the gift of learning
It’s likely that every nurse who has accumulated a few years of clinical experience can look back on interactions with various medical…
Musings of a Marine veteran hospice nurse
I have been a hospice nurse for 5 years. I have been treading water in an ocean of grief that is compiled…
Assessing and preventing cognitive impairment in the elderly
All segments of the international population are living longer, and many will experience dementia. Policymakers are focused on the cost estimates of…
Notes from a scared hospice nurse: I am afraid
I am afraid…..Every time I read a new hospice referral. I am afraid…..Every time I walk into a dying patient’s room. I…
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