Symptoms Experienced by Heart Failure Patients in Hospice
Heart failure patients are a rapidly emerging hospice population. How can their end-of-life care be improved through symptom management?
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Primary Caregivers Communicate About Death With Children
How do caregivers balance competing desires to both protect and prepare children -- for death?
Work-Related Loss Among Pediatric Oncology Nurses
Find out what toll losing patients takes on -- pediatric oncology nurses.
Symptom Management in the Adult Outpatient Setting
Find out what symptoms plague veterans the most and learn strategies for improving their health care.
Caregiver Strain and Symptom Distress Among Cancer Survivors
Find out how African American cancer survivors and their caregivers cope with disease related stresses and strains.
CARES: An Acronym Organized Tool for the Care of the Dying
Providing symptom-based care during the last days or hours of life in a hospital setting requires a complex set of skills and interactions. Find out about a framework for making it all happen.
Barriers in Hospice Use Among African Americans With Cancer
What's keeping African Americans from accessing more palliative care?
Primary Caregivers Communicate About Death With Children
How do caregivers balance competing desires to both protect and prepare children -- for death?
A New Model of Palliative Care for Oncology Patients With Advanced Disease
Tailored to patients' and families' goals, this new model enables patients to receive expert palliative care without having to forgo disease-oriented treatment.
Using Published Narratives as a Teaching Tool in End-of-Life Care
As health professionals, the stories we tell illustrate our struggle between extending length of life and preserving quality of life when dealing with terminally ill patients.
Assessment and Management of Cancer-Related Fatigue
What can be done to reduce fatigue in patients with cancer who are receiving chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy?
Management of Constipation in Parkinson Disease
Learn the latest strategies to proactively manage constipation in patients with Parkinson's.
Weaving Palliative Care Into the Tapestry of Pediatrics
Read about development of a highly successful pediatric palliative care program that was established initially with nursing staff at relatively low cost.
Health Care Utilization in Palliative Care Clinic
A primary palliative care clinic may be a boon to both patients and overloaded emergency rooms. Find out why.
Refractory Cancer Pain in a Nursing Home Resident
How do psychological, social, spiritual, or existential concerns contribute to the experience of pain for nursing home residents?
Symptoms Experienced by Heart Failure Patients in Hospice
Heart failure patients are a rapidly emerging hospice population. How can their end-of-life care be improved through symptom management?
Weaving Palliative Care Into the Tapestry of Pediatrics
Read about development of a highly successful pediatric palliative care program that was established initially with nursing staff at relatively low cost.
Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, and Secondary Traumatic Stress
What's the big difference between burnout, compassion fatigue, and secondary traumatic stress disorder?
Palliative Nursing Care and Cancer-Related Fatigue
Despite the availability of current NCCN clinical guidelines, this prevalent and debilitating symptom is rarely addressed in the clinic setting.
Palliative Care in the Age of Health Reform
A fragmented system of healthcare delivery has left seriously ill patients and families scrambling for resources and information and overburdened with unreimbursed care.