Palliverse

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Photo by Patti Black on Unsplash Hospice began as a radical social movement for the purpose of caring for dying cancer patients. The philosophy has spread to many areas of the world and hospice has become institutionalised in many countries. Hospices seem to have lost their mojo, their drive to be agents of change.

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Seasons Hospice

APRIL 24, 2023

DNR In The World Off Hospice DNR stands for Do Not Resuscitate. When it comes to hospice care, this term carries a specific meaning and significance. Hospice care is a type of end-of-life care that is focused on providing comfort and support t o individuals who are in the final stages of a terminal illness.

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Nurse.com

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

This can only be achieved if care teams, including hospice nurses, know the latest evidence-based strategies for dementia care. But hospice nurses also recognize the challenges these patients and their families face every day and are ready to help ease their distress and fear. Hospice nursing supports patients with dementia.

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Seasons Hospice

OCTOBER 26, 2022

If You or Your Loved One Is In Hospice Care, Be Proactive. If you have been diagnosed with a terminal illness and are receiving hospice care, you may want to consider creating a living will. If you are receiving hospice care, your hospice team can help you create a living will if you desire. If so, for how long?

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GeriPal

APRIL 4, 2024

She was resuscitated by EMS, but did not regain higher brain function, and was eventually diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state. I remember there was an Archives article from, or Annals, I forget, it was probably called Archives back then, Resuscitating Advanced Directives. Laurie: No full treatment means the full ICU.

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Palliverse

MARCH 29, 2023

The next sentence he wrote said, “my sister didn’t know that I did not want to be resuscitated if I became unwell again.” “Do Thank you for building our hospice.” He was quite conscious of this and had already tucked three extra tissues under his chin to catch the drool. Since leaving hospital you’ve stopped most of your medications.

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Palliverse

MARCH 27, 2023

The next sentence he wrote said, “my sister didn’t know that I did not want to be resuscitated if I became unwell again.” “Do Thank you for building our hospice.” He was quite conscious of this and had already tucked three extra tissues under his chin to catch the drool. Since leaving hospital you’ve stopped most of your medications.

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Traditions Health

APRIL 16, 2023

If you want to be resuscitated if your heartbeat stops. As the disease progresses, you may begin thinking more about Do-Not-Resuscitate orders and mechanical ventilation. Some of the things that you can include instructions on are: If you want healthcare providers to use a breathing machine. If you want your organs to be donated.

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AJN Off the Charts

APRIL 7, 2023

My guess is that few had had those important conversations or had been offered a wider range of choices than just to be hospitalized or be resuscitated/full code. Had anyone even discussed any of that with them? If older people with cancer are fully informed and want to come to the ED, the hospital, the ICU, I’m a fierce advocate for that.

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Palliverse

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022

This surprised the family and our hospice team as the patient had barely been in the inpatient unit for 24 hours, and the hospital asked them to return. The patient’s spouse told us clearly that they had discussed their wishes for no resuscitation. By the afternoon the patient was more comfortable and able to sleep.

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Seasons Hospice

APRIL 8, 2021

Looking for hospice care? Visit the Seasons Hospice services page to learn more. A do not resuscitate order (DNR) directly instructs health care professionals not to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). . Great hospice care can add life to your loved one’s final days. The post How Do I Make a Will?:

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AJN Off the Charts

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Subsequently, her cancer treatment was deemed ineffective and she chose home hospice, which she received for weeks as opposed to just days. A profound and clarifying process. She was very thorough in completing it all and we had a profound conversation. I can only hope that other patients get care that is this smooth and coordinated.

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Elizz

MAY 1, 2019

Level of resuscitation status in the event of a sudden deterioration (cardiopulmonary resuscitation, ventilation, intubation); as well as treatments that should be administered to your child (analgesia, antibiotics, anticonvulsants, transfusions). Advance care planning.

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Elizz

MAY 1, 2019

Level of resuscitation status in the event of a sudden deterioration (cardiopulmonary resuscitation, ventilation, intubation); as well as treatments that should be administered to your child (analgesia, antibiotics, anticonvulsants, transfusions). Advance care planning.

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Elizz

MAY 1, 2019

Level of resuscitation status in the event of a sudden deterioration (cardiopulmonary resuscitation, ventilation, intubation); as well as treatments that should be administered to your child (analgesia, antibiotics, anticonvulsants, transfusions). Advance care planning.

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Living With Hospice

MARCH 5, 2022

In this episode of Living With Hospice, Mitch discusses why these conversations are necessary to have before death and how to ensure that they are productive. Hello, I'm Mitch Ware, and welcome to another episode of Living With Hospice. Thank you for listening to Living With Hospice. Nobody wants to deal with it. So ask away.

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GeriPal

AUGUST 31, 2023

He spent a long time as hospice medical director and he founded a national model of care that many of our listeners will be familiar with, AIM, which stands for the Advanced Illness Management program, which has influenced CMS policy. Today we talk with deep thinkers about this issue. Bill: Thank you. It hasn’t shown back up.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

But when the doctor explained the choices between, you can either have CPR or have a do not resuscitate order, or you can have CPR or allow a natural death. When it was do not resuscitate, fewer people chose it. As we’ve written about on GeriPal when we were a blog (a decade ago!) Amber: Norm is, yeah.

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