What Does Teaching End of Life Care Look Like?
I’ve always said I can teach anyone how to take care of someone who is dying, the physical, communication, supportive skills. It is the interpersonal, empathy, and heart skills that...
I’ve always said I can teach anyone how to take care of someone who is dying, the physical, communication, supportive skills. It is the interpersonal, empathy, and heart skills that...
I also thought as we get older that question tends to come out of hiding more easily. The older we are the more the question lies in the back of...
In the months before death when the patient is still alert, still actively engaging, watch for clues, for openings to help bring the "what has life been about" thoughts forward...
Dying is not a medical event. Dying is a communal, social event. Nursing and physicians are part of care, but not the all encompassing focus. The main focus of end...
I think the reason hospice gets their referrals in the weeks before death rather than months is because hospice implies death will come. We look for and hope for a...
Since at this time there are no “standards of practice” or even standards for the content given in end of life training, think about what you are looking to provide....
By Your Side offers guidance in the area of making choices: cure, life sustaining, comfort care, making advanced directives, and funeral planning. It details signs of approaching death (what to look...
Here is my idea of a death call. I have to warn you, it may take more than 10 minutes.
When the medical establishment has used all of their options to extend life of course we will not be happy with life and living. We may be depressed, angry, often...
*What happens if I say no to treatment options? A scary question to ask, but important when making a quality of living decision. No one can put a number on...
The more you learn about end of life, what happens, what it looks like, the less fear you will bring to the experience and with less fear you can get...
What to do? First, look at the wording you wrote to me "could be dying." Actually, everyone is dying. Everyday we are one step closer to the end of our life. You're...