I couldn’t get the voice over to play, but I enjoyed reading your presentation. I worked for Home care and Hospice before deciding I wanted to become a nurse. I couldn’t agree more that end of life care is just as important as bringing babies into the world. I think your plan for implementing advanced directive training as part of the standard of care is so important. My grandfather and grandmother were both recently on hospice care, and I was amazed by all the services they offered and how helpful the nurses were. Being a nurse that has only worked in OB, there were so many things I didn’t think to discuss with my family, but were so obvious once the nurse brought them to our attention. I think you have chosen a great topic, and best of luck with your project.
This was a good topic. You are correct when you say that during nursing school they briefing touch on this subject. I believe in my heart that it really takes a special person to be a hospice nurse. It is important that we a nurses are able to discuss options with the patients and their families and to help them feel more at ease during these difficult times.
Great slide presentation. Unfortunately, I also could not hear the voice over part of your presentation.
I really love your recommendation for this current issue, and I can relate to the second- “require palliative care education for all nurses involved in end-of-life care.” Depending on where nurses work, I think it should absolutely be mandatory. And, the reason being- you never know when a patient might code and die. Although if it is sudden, the end of life discussion probably hasn’t happened. For those of us who work in ICU’s, this really should be a standard. This not only will benefit the patient, but the family as well by creating trust, comfort, and aid in the imminent grieving. In the NICU where I work, we have what’s known as RTS (resolve through sharing), which is our bereavement education program. When an infant dies, it is incredibly hard for not only the family, but the staff as well. Being trained on communication skills and the “art” of preserving memories is paramount to the grieving process. If possible we try to sing songs, take photographs, baptize, bathe, take the infant outside to the garden, let family visit- among other things. Making sure the infant is comfortable during the death process is one of our highest priorities, while supporting the parents. If we have a nurse who hasn’t had any experience with palliative care, or our RTS program, we have our team leader or high risk nurse be the support person through the process. See my reference below for more information on RTS.
I couldn’t get the voice over to play, but I enjoyed reading your presentation. I worked for Home care and Hospice before deciding I wanted to become a nurse. I couldn’t agree more that end of life care is just as important as bringing babies into the world. I think your plan for implementing advanced directive training as part of the standard of care is so important. My grandfather and grandmother were both recently on hospice care, and I was amazed by all the services they offered and how helpful the nurses were. Being a nurse that has only worked in OB, there were so many things I didn’t think to discuss with my family, but were so obvious once the nurse brought them to our attention. I think you have chosen a great topic, and best of luck with your project.
This was a good topic. You are correct when you say that during nursing school they briefing touch on this subject. I believe in my heart that it really takes a special person to be a hospice nurse. It is important that we a nurses are able to discuss options with the patients and their families and to help them feel more at ease during these difficult times.
Great slide presentation. Unfortunately, I also could not hear the voice over part of your presentation.
I really love your recommendation for this current issue, and I can relate to the second- “require palliative care education for all nurses involved in end-of-life care.” Depending on where nurses work, I think it should absolutely be mandatory. And, the reason being- you never know when a patient might code and die. Although if it is sudden, the end of life discussion probably hasn’t happened. For those of us who work in ICU’s, this really should be a standard. This not only will benefit the patient, but the family as well by creating trust, comfort, and aid in the imminent grieving. In the NICU where I work, we have what’s known as RTS (resolve through sharing), which is our bereavement education program. When an infant dies, it is incredibly hard for not only the family, but the staff as well. Being trained on communication skills and the “art” of preserving memories is paramount to the grieving process. If possible we try to sing songs, take photographs, baptize, bathe, take the infant outside to the garden, let family visit- among other things. Making sure the infant is comfortable during the death process is one of our highest priorities, while supporting the parents. If we have a nurse who hasn’t had any experience with palliative care, or our RTS program, we have our team leader or high risk nurse be the support person through the process. See my reference below for more information on RTS.
Reference:
Gundersen Health System. (n.d.). Bereavement training: Neonatal and pediatric death. Retrieved from http://www.gundersenhealth.org/resolve-through-sharing/bereavement-training/neonatal-pediatric-death/