Quotable Quotes about Nursing, April 2012
April 30, 2012 | Story
New and notable quotes on hospice nursing, workplace violence, the role of advanced practice registered nurses, and more.
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Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care
October 15, 2009 | Program Result Report
Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care was a program to identify, promote and institutionalize care practices that allow seriously ill people and their families to approach the end of life in physical, psychological, spiritual and emotional comfort.
Project Collects and Assesses Data on What Works Best When Managing Hospice Patients' Pain, Shortness of Breath and Autonomy
January 1, 2005 | Program Result Report
From 1998 to 2003, staff at the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, Alexandria, Va., conducted a national hospice outcomes project to assess the impact of various treatment strategies on the quality of hospice care.
A Story from the Pediatric Palliative Care Project
May 15, 2008 | Program Result Report
If all that mattered to dying children and their families was an all-expenses-paid trip to the Grand Canyon or the World Series, it would be easy enough to ease the pain of young lives prematurely foreclosed.
Establishment of a Culturally Sensitive Rural Hospice Program for Alaska Natives
May 15, 2008 | Program Result Report
The Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation created Ikayurtem Unatai (Helping Hands), a palliative care program for Native Alaskans living in the 34 villages that comprise Bristol Bay.
FOOTPRINTS: Community-Based Hospice Services for Terminally Ill Children and Their Families: Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center (St. Louis, Mo.)
May 15, 2008 | Program Result Report
SSM Cardinal Glennon Children's Medical Center and the Saint Louis University School of Medicine established FOOTPRINTS to serve children who were terminally ill and their families.
Researchers Define Best Practices for End-of-Life Care in Nursing Homes with Hospice Services
May 1, 2007 | Program Result Report
Researchers at Brown Medical School identified, recorded and disseminated collaborative solutions (best practices) for end-of-life care in nursing homes with hospice services.
Palliative Care in the Treatment of Advanced Heart Failure
December 22, 2009 | Journal Article
This review of literature is a primer in palliative care for end-stage heart disease, a condition with severe physical and emotional symptoms. The authors discuss appropriate strategies for discontinuing medical solutions evidence suggests palliative care prolongs life and cuts costs.
Discussions with Physicians about Hospice Among Patients with Metastatic Lung Cancer
May 25, 2009 | Journal Article
Many terminally ill patients enroll in hospice only in the final days before death or not at all. Discussing hospice with a health care provider could increase awareness of its benefits and possibly result in earlier use.
End-of-Life Care for Medicare Beneficiaries with Cancer is Highly Intensive Overall and Varies Widely
April 1, 2012 | Journal Article
Studies have shown that cancer care near the end of life is more aggressive than many patients prefer.