Ladder to Leadership Alum Works to Help Patients Die with Dignity
April 28, 2010 | Story
RWJF Program is supporting Andrea Prudom's efforts to educate physicians about initiating advance planning discussions with patients.
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Bringing the Table to the Community
December 7, 2011 | Story
The San Francisco partnership created the first-ever plan to improve community-based aging services. A coordinating council reporting to the mayor guided implementation, including bringing aging services into public housing and influencing policy.
Nurse Leader's Seminal Research Addresses Pain Management for Older People
August 29, 2011 | Story
RWJF Executive Nurse Fellow Alum Keela Herr is exploring ways to ensure research she and others conducted is put into practice, so fewer seniors will suffer.
Quotable Quotes about Nursing, December 2009
December 20, 2009 | Story
New and notable quotes on the impact of hospice workers, nursing school capacity, the contributions made by school nurses, and men who go into nursing.
Executive Nurse Fellow Alum Joins Revolution in Care for Dying Children
November 23, 2009 | Story
Jody Chrastek, M.S.N., R.N., C.H.P.N., co-created the first federally funded pilot program to educate nurses and other health providers about pediatric palliative care. The program is now a model for a nationwide project.
The Cost of Dying
November 22, 2009 | Story
CBS' 60 Minutes reports that many Americans spend their last days in an intensive care unit, subjected to uncomfortable machines or surgeries to prolong their lives at enormous cost.
Ladder to Leadership Team Creates New Path for End-of Life Care
June 15, 2009 | Story
The 2009 Ladder class discovers a new way to support patients, families and health care professionals.
Recent Research About Nursing, March 2009
March 24, 2009 | Story
Highlights from the nursing field.
Addressing State Policy Issues in End of Life Care
April 3, 2006 | Story
A policy series that reaches 25,000 end-of-life coalition leaders, policymakers and healthcare professionals. The publication advances balanced approaches to pain management policy, consumer protection and professional development.
Creating More Patient Autonomy for Pain Management Through a "Pain Poster"
June 4, 2008 | Story
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center improved management of pain and more informed patients through a "pain poster"