Clinical Topics - Palliative Care
Incorporating End-of-Life Content Early in BSN Programs
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The purpose of this article is to address the need for nursing students to have more and earlier exposure to death, dying and end-of-life care in their BSN programs. Beginner nursing students often have their first client interactions in long-term care facilities, and it is where they are most often exposed to death. This usually happens before they have given death and end-of-life care much thought, let alone learned about it formally in the classroom. This article will highlight ideas for incorporating content into the classroom as well as give a greater understanding of the need for students to be exposed to all aspects of end-of-life care early and throughout the BSN program.
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Exposed
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Letter regarding a shooting at a medical clinic and the various exposures healthcare workers experience.
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Knowing Sepsis
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Sepsis is a major challenge in the hospitals, one of the leading causes of death, It must be diagnosed early so immediate treatment can be instituted.
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Ethics Exemplar
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When can you ethically call time of death?
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A Husband's Difficult Decision
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A husband's difficult decision regarding his critically ill wife and DNR status
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Patient’s Wishes and Dying with Dignity
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After the palliative care made rounds on the afternoon shift, they were able to get a hold of Mr. D’s only relative: a niece who was not close with him but apparently had called the ambulance for him to come to the hospital.
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A Nurse Fighting Terror with Love
In Jerusalem area on January 17, 2015, Dafna Meir, of blessed memory, mother of 6, was a nurse who treated Jews and Arabs. Before she was murdered by a terrorist she composed this touching prayer.
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Amongst the Angels
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Most women enter the hospital and leave with wonderful pictures and memories. Their infant bundled tightly in their arms and their vehicles await them to whisk them away to the sleepless nights as the parent of an infant which all too soon turn into the sleepless nights of the parent of a teenager. But there are those few mothers who are wheeled to their vehicles whose arms are empty and whose infant spirits reside in the arms of the angels and whose bodies rest in Pathology awaiting their final destination. It is my job to receive these infants and let them rest until they are transported. I work amongst the angels.
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Story of Sarah
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Story of a senior nursing student caring for a client dying and her emotional struggles.
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Grandma and What She Taught a Hospice Nurse
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One of the most rewarding and difficult experiences of my hospice career was helping my grandma to pass peacefully.
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When does treatment become a life sentence?
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This is an article based on patient's autonomy and dignity and the treatment process for those that have terminal illness.
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The Other Side of Healing
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A glance back at how I came to appreciate the special role a nurse plays in helping patients experience a peaceful death and assisting family members through the experience.
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Nursing School Angel
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How a patient in nursing school taught me how to deal with life and death
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Not Just Another Day
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Brief story about helping someone say goodbye and knowing their loved one was cared for.
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Cardiac Amyloidosis: The oft times missed cardiomyopathy - A nurse’s personal story
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Having been in nursing for over 30 years, nothing I had learned in school or through experience would prepare me for the long, misdiagnosed disease my husband suffered that eventually took his life. Forever changing my perspective on healthcare, it has prompted me to share this story with other nurses, hopefully, averting this course for other patients, and possibly one’s own family member.
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Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide, and Nursing
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Ethical dilemma of euthanasia and assisted suicide and effect on nursing.
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Sally’s Eyes
Tags: end of life multi-system organ failure reflection
She was only 36 years old but Sally was dying. She spent a lot of her life in the hospital which lead her to have a complicated medical and surgical history. This hospital admission had already been five months long when I came along.
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A Mouthful of Death: Acetaminophen Overdose
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In the United States, attempted suicide accounts for more than two thirds of acetaminophen-related liver injuries, whereas accidental overdoses account for only one third of the cases.
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Lung Cancer: A Case Study
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Lung cancer is the number one cause of cancer-related death in men and the second most common in women. Lung cancer is responsible for 1.3 million deaths worldwide annually.
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Detour Off The Sepsis Road: Early Recognition is Key
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At present, the US reports approximately 750,000 cases of sepsis a year and estimates 1 million cases by 2020 With a mortality rate of 30%, an estimated 250,000 annual deaths, and hospital costs exceeding $16 billion, sepsis has become a burden. It is imperative to increase the awareness and early recognition of sepsis.
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The Healing Impact of Palliative Care Gerontology
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Palliative care is a philosophy and treatment to give an improved quality of life to those near the end of life and those with life-limiting conditions.
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End-Of-Life-Care: Are Nurses Educationally Prepared?
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End Of Life Care study in the RN Journal. Are nurses prepared to offer quality end-of-life care to patients and families?
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