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Care Across the Health Care Continuum: Communication and Education are the Keys to Success

Home Care Pulse

Alice has stated that she is unsure about a feeding tube but is certain she does not want a ventilator or other assistive breathing device. Without this shared knowledge, the likelihood of Alice’s wishes being respected and carried out decreases. Her grandso n was able to receive support from the social worker and the child life specialist.

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Firestorm

The Nurse Break

At one stage the backup generators failed, draining the room of the intensive care specialists as they sprinted up to ICU to help ventilate their patients by hand. From social workers, chaplains and ex-ED staff who turned up to volunteer their services, to patients and relatives who became caregivers themselves.

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