Hospice News
NOVEMBER 21, 2023
Connelly argues that end-of-life care has become “over-medicalized” and that more patients would choose hospice and palliative care if they had a better understanding both of those services and the alternatives. And the role of the palliative care doctor is to present the glass half empty, meaning it won’t work.
Nurse.com
AUGUST 5, 2022
But because we weren’t registered nurses yet, we weren’t allowed or expected to provide care or comfort to patients — even though that was the expectation after graduation, which was just around the corner. Graduation and Beyond. We repeated this pattern over and over again.
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Palliverse
SEPTEMBER 19, 2022
As many doors and windows have been left open to allow greater ventilation to allow viruses and other infective materials to be circulated out of the building but the sound of the wind is not the subject of this post. No, I am not talking about passing gas, that’s what anaesthetists do for a living, I work in palliative care.
GeriPal
APRIL 4, 2024
ICU care was pretty rudimentary. And now ICU care has flourished, and we can keep people alive in the sense that their heart is beating and we can sustain their ventilation and circulation. Almost all deaths in the ICU now are due to withdrawal of care or withholding of care. Bernie: And so Alex, it was horrible.
GeriPal
OCTOBER 5, 2023
Alex: We are delighted to welcome Jacky Kruser, who’s a pulmonary critical care doctor and health services researcher at the University of Wisconsin. Alex: And we’re delighted to welcome back Bob Arnold, who is a palliative care doctor, VitalTalk co-founder. Welcome to the GeriPal podcast. Jacky: Thank you.
Nurse.com
AUGUST 5, 2022
But because we weren’t registered nurses yet, we weren’t allowed or expected to provide care or comfort to patients — even though that was the expectation after graduation, which was just around the corner. Graduation and Beyond. We repeated this pattern over and over again.
Traditions Health
MAY 1, 2023
Eventually, all the muscles that a person can control are affected, forcing the person to use a ventilator and/or feeding tube. Moreover, if your loved one is experiencing depression because of their ALS diagnosis, know that hospice care can provide the support, care, and therapy they may need to overcome ALS-triggered depression.
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