sounds like staff there need an inservice on palliative care and end of life care. do you have hospice or any other resource that would talk with the family? obviously, they're missing the boat somewhere (the family, that is)
It authorizes a White House Conference on pain care hoping to increase awareness of pain as a significant public health problem. http://www.painmed.org/policyact/summary.html Cut and paste the above link for a detailed summary of H.R. 1863 Thanks.
it is certainly one area in nursing where you can truly have an impact...you're involved in the care of the same families as they go through some of the toughest times in their lives. it is one of the most rewarding jobs in nursing you can ever have!
Just wondering if anyone besides myself has heard of this legislation and if any of your nursing organizations have issued statements supporting this proposed legislation? Thanks for any response.