Scholar’s Website Prepares Patients to Make Complex Medical Decisions
February 11, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
PrepareForYourCare.org is a free, easy-to-use online resource that guides patients through all the steps of advance care planning.
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Physician Use of Advance Care Planning Discussions in a Diverse Hospitalized Population
July 18, 2010 | Journal Article
This article presents a study of advance care planning among minority hospital patients and physicians. The authors interviewed patients to find out what factors might encourage patients and physicians to engage in advance planning discussions.
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.
Human Capital News Roundup: Electronic health records, advance care planning, myths about 'death panels,' and more.
January 17, 2013 | Human Capital Blog Post
Around the country, print, broadcast and online media outlets are covering the groundbreaking work of RWJF leaders, scholars, fellows and grantees.
Resuscitating Advance Directives
July 1, 2004 | Journal Article
Advance directives—an individual's instructions for medical decision-making if the individual is not competent to make decisions—have not met expectations since their introduction about 25 years ago. The authors discuss problems with advance directi ...
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.
Identification of Strategies Used to Cope with Chronic Pain in Older Persons Receiving Primary Care from a Veterans Affairs Medical Center
June 1, 2004 | Journal Article
Though many older people have disabling, chronic pain, most pain studies have focused on younger individuals. In 2001 and 2002, the authors conducted a telephone survey of older people who had chronic pain not due to cancer. Participants were 245 pa ...
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.