| Author,
Lecturer, Death Educator
Barbara Karnes, RN
Her Hospice career began as a
volunteer in 1981 and evolved to staff nurse, Clinical Director
and then Executive Director. Her last agency position
was from 1990 until May of 1994 as the Director of the Hospice
and Home Health agencies of Olathe Medical Center in Olathe,
Kansas, a suburb of Kansas City.
Barbara is the
author of the booklets, "Gone From My
Sight," "My Friend I Care" and
"A Time To Live."
PUBLICATIONS:
- American
Journal of Hospice Care:
"Healing the Dying Person";
Barbara Karnes, Jody Gyulay; Fall, 1984.
- American
Journal of Hospice Care: "The
Spiritual Moment of Death"; Barbara
Karnes; Sept./Oct. 1987.
- Gone From
My Sight -- The Dying Experience:
Booklet; Barbara Karnes; 1987.
- My Friend,
I Care -- The Grief Experience:
Booklet; Barbara Karnes; 1991.
- A Time To
Live -- Living With a Life Threatening
Illness: Booklet; Barbara Karnes;
1994.
- American
Journal of Hospice Care:
"An Expressed Concern"; Barbara
Karnes; March/April 1997.
- The Final Act
Of Living -- Reflections Of A Long Time Hospice
Nurse: Book; Barbara Karnes;
2003.
TRAINING VIDEOS:
- Dynamics of
Dying
- Grief:
Exploring the Process
- Living With a
Life-Threatening Illness: A Care Giver's
Perspective
Presentations/Speaking
Engagements
Designed
for the General Public:
- Dynamics of
Dying: What is it Like to Die? (1.5
Hours)
- Dynamics of
Grief: The Normal Process (1 Hour)
Designed
for Medical Professionals/Church Healing
Ministries:
- How Long Will
It Be? A Gauge for Determining
Prognosis (3 Hours)
- Dynamics of
Grief (1 Hour)
- The Other
Side of Hospice: Insights Gained
From Having Been a Care Giver as Well as
a Hospice Nurse (2 Hours)
- Peace of
Mind, Joy, Fulfillment: Taking Care
of Yourself (1.5 hours)
- Hospice
Basics Workshop: Pain and Symptom
Management, Dynamics of Dying and Grief,
Self Care (2 days, 16 hours) -- $2,000.00
plus lodging and transportation.
Designed
for Hospice Volunteer Training:
- ONE DAY
PROGRAM: Hospice, Dynamics of Dying,
Grief, Why Do You Want to be Involved
With Hospice? Spirituality, Role of the
Volunteer (6 hours)
- ALL DAY WORKSHOP: Dynamics
of Dying, Grief, Taking Care of Yourself, (6 hours)
CEU
INFORMATION PROVIDED
VITAE
UPON REQUEST
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