Palliative care physicians are trained to prevent and ease suffering for people who have serious illnesses or who need end-of-life care. Most health care providers focus on diagnosing and treating ...
Yet, she was able to quiet the noise and pursue an associate’s degree in nursing (ADN), a 2-year program. “A lot of adult ...
ANDERSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WKRC) - Every year as part of National Nurses Week in May, nurses are recognized for their service and dedication to others. So, in the lead up to that, Local 12 begins our ...
Early in my career as an ICU nurse, a chatty resident and I were working together at the bedside of a profoundly ill patient. The resident asked me how I liked my job. Looking at the young man in ...
In the hallways of University Hospital, health care professionals in need of advice on providing palliative care to patients know to turn to nurse practitioner Holli Martinez, FNP-BC, ACHPN, for ...
Tonight, we report on why palliative care is crucial in rural communities from three different perspectives. Dr. Jennifer Blechman of Bend, Oregon, hospice and social worker Liz Anderson of Asheville, ...
Q: Why did you go into this career? A: I chose a career in hospice and palliative nursing care after witnessing a need for people to better understand the choices they have when facing a life-limiting ...
Two palliative care nurses who work at Scarborough Hospital have received the hospital trust's patient choice award.
Working as a clinical nurse manager at Marie Curie – the UK’s leading end of life care charity – Lucy Dowland knows more than most of us do about dying. One study shows that 58% of Brits avoid talking ...
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Northern Colorado cancer palliative care nurse leans on patients as she battles her own diagnosis
A Northern Colorado woman who has spent years of her career helping patients navigate their cancer diagnosis says she leaned on her own patients for encouragement as she battled cancer herself. Riley ...
We pride ourselves in Ireland on doing death well. At least that is, after the event, when bereaved families are typically embraced in a communal, warm acknowledgment of their loss. But what about the ...
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