Viewpoints

Hospice Aides: The Eyes and Ears of End-of-Life Care Unlicensed personnel spend the most time with patients and families during hospice care, yet they don't always feel that they have a voice.
Experts And Viewpoints, May 07, 2018
Deactivating ICDs Near End of Life Patients with end-stage heart failure may not be aware that their ICDs can be deactivated as they near the end of life.
Experts And Viewpoints, April 19, 2018
This Medical Bill Can't Be Right, Can It? With high-deductible insurance, patients are learning and questioning the true costs of care.
Experts And Viewpoints, April 12, 2018
Frailty in the Older Adult: A Surgical Deterrent? Surgeons are starting to take frailty seriously, in an effort to thwart surgical complications the elderly.
Experts And Viewpoints, March 23, 2018
Statins in the Elderly: Evidence-Based or Not? What does the evidence show, and is it enough to guide decisions about statins for older adults?
Experts And Viewpoints, March 12, 2018
How to Pronounce a Patient's Death Compassionately Which physician behaviors demonstrate compassion at this difficult moment?
Experts And Viewpoints, March 09, 2018
How Should We Measure Quality Healthcare? Tom Bartol argues that standardized outcomes instruments aren't going to improve care.
Experts And Viewpoints, February 06, 2018
What Can Chaplains Do in Outpatient Palliative Care? Can a brief, chaplain-delivered intervention address spiritual concerns in patients with advanced cancer?
Experts And Viewpoints, January 26, 2018
How Clinicians Respond to Anger in the Clinical Setting A unique training program helps oncology and other clinicians deal with angry patients yet remain calm to provide care to the next patient.
Experts And Viewpoints, December 21, 2017
Precepting NP Students -- Who Needs It? We All Do Tom Bartol finds that he learns as much from student NPs as they learn from him.
Experts And Viewpoints, December 13, 2017
Nursing Home Residents: No Right to Sue for Unsafe Care Should patients and their families sign away their right to sue upon admission to a nursing home? The current administration thinks so.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 14, 2017
Enhancing the Power of Self-healing Whether you call it 'self-healing' or the 'placebo effect,' we can promote it by enhancing our relationships with our patients.
Experts And Viewpoints, November 07, 2017
Supporting a Teenager Through the Loss of a Parent How can healthcare professionals help teenagers who have a terminally ill parent?
Experts And Viewpoints, November 06, 2017
The Bedside Nurse's Role at End of Life A woman with young children is dying from cystic fibrosis. How does the nurse best offer comfort and closure?
Experts And Viewpoints, October 20, 2017
A Delicate Balance: Pain Management and Opioid Use Disorder An understanding of opioid use disorder is essential for effective and appropriate pain management.
Experts And Viewpoints, October 10, 2017
Facing, Not Fearing, Uncertainty in Diagnostic Testing We must acknowledge the subjectivity inherent in diagnosis and remember that diagnostic tests are tools that should not overrule clinical judgment.
Experts And Viewpoints, September 12, 2017
Why Do Nurses Hesitate to Bring Up Spiritual Concerns? When patients die at home, some hospice nurses hesitate to bring up this one topic.
Experts And Viewpoints, September 06, 2017
UTI Versus Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Long-term Care Can a standardized approach reduce the unnecessary treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria in long-term care residents?
Experts And Viewpoints, August 21, 2017
Burnout: Like a Chronic Disease? A palliative care clinician experiencing burnout views it like heart failure--a disease that can kill.
Experts And Viewpoints, August 01, 2017
Homeless and Dying in America: Facing the End of Life Alone Countless homeless persons have physical and mental illnesses, and many face the end of life with no help to manage symptoms or make decisions.
Experts And Viewpoints, July 03, 2017

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