'Nurse, I Can't Sleep!'
Insomnia is a prevalent problem among patients with cancer. Can you boost their sleep IQ?
Category : hospice care : Health & Medical
The Rule of Double Effect and Its Role in Facilitating Good
What are the practical implications, when we titrate morphine to manage dying patients? symptoms of pain or suffering? Is there ethical justification, when this action also hastens death?
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.
Factors Impacting End-of-Life Decisions in African Americans With Advanced Cancer
Learn more about why African Americans are less likely to use the services of hospice than whites with the same diagnosis.
Emotional Intelligence in Oncology and Palliative Care
This case study illustrates the importance of emotional intelligence abilities to patient care, team relationships, and nurse self-care in the oncology/palliative care setting.
Ethical Issues Experienced by Hospice and Palliative Nurses
Find out about barriers that keep nurses from resolving ethical dillemas in hospice and palliative 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.
Ongoing Symptoms Reported by Breast Cancer Survivors
Skilled palliative nurses need to be aware of ongoing symptoms and symptom management in breast cancer survivors.
Outcomes and Satisfaction With Care Following Palliative Care Consult
Find out more about how patients perceive palliative care consultations with nurse practitioners.
Symptom Management of the Patient With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
The hospice patient with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis may present with a variety of problematic symptoms; learn more about symptom management here.
Critical Care Nurses' Values and Behaviors With End-of-Life Care: Perceptions and Challenges
Nine critical care nurses are interviewed regarding their beliefs about quality end-of-life patient care.
The Prodrome to Delirium
Gain insight regarding early signs and symptoms of emerging delirium and root causes that may be reversible.
A Comparison of Stress Factors in Home and Inpatient Hospice Nurses
Perceived stress factors and their correlation to perceived self-efficacy for inpatient versus home hospice nurses are reviewed. Which work setting is more stressful for nurses?
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?
Conflicts in Goals of Care at the End of Life
Learn how to meet patients where they are and take them where they want to go. . .
'Nurse, I Can't Sleep!'
Insomnia is a prevalent problem among patients with cancer. Can you boost their sleep IQ?
Transition to End-of-Life Care in End-stage Liver Disease
Learn the finer points of symptom management in end-stage liver disease.
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.
Hemodialysis Population Symptom Relief and the Need for Palliative Care
The potential need for palliative care in the ESRD population has gone unrecognized by most healthcare providers and by those who reimburse for care.
Evaluation - Train-the-Trainer Program to Enhance Hospice
A comprehensive EOL curriculum designed for licensed staff and CNAs working in nursing homes is described. Modules can be downloaded and used free of charge.