Home Care Pulse
FEBRUARY 14, 2023
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. The chaplain helped Alice work through some fears regarding the dying process , and the hospice aide came daily to bathe Alice and teach her family how to provide for Alice’s personal needs.
GeriPal
MARCH 28, 2024
And that helped them focus on that instead of, say, the blood pressure, the vasopressors or the ventilator settings that day. And then they had to be receiving 48 hours of continuous mechanical ventilation at a minimum and be an adult. Eric: And how did you do that? There were nine disease categories. Eric: Okay. Alex: Therapy dog.
The Nurse Break
DECEMBER 23, 2022
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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