req_read

req_read specializes in Med-Surg, ER, ICU, Hospice.

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1. Innovative Ways to Help Both Family & Patient

   req_read replied to nursejudy15209's topic in Hospice

   Great! Best Wishes. Michael

2. Innovative Ways to Help Both Family & Patient

   req_read replied to nursejudy15209's topic in Hospice

   Hi Judy, My curiosity was piqued by your statement…”I provide "Continuous Care" through an agency…” The implication being that your agency anticipates pt/fam need or desire for Continuous, In-Home care. And, having set up a mechanism, or “team” if ...

3. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

   req_read replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice

   Hi Leslie… Referring back to page 36, Post # 353 of this thread… I’ve been thinking about this, for a year and a half or so (referring to your comment, “it's all good. it's really, all good.”) It’s making more sense to me now, I think, but has left m...

4. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

   req_read replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice

   Well, I’m coming down with a x-mas URI so will probably be in for it for a few days. Still, I thought it might be useful to illustrate how a so-called magical moment might be shrouded in doubt and thus, dismissed. About 3 years ago a friend and I hi...

5. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

   req_read replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice

   Leslie… Thank you for clarifying. I’ll admit that some of your statements along those lines have left me scratching my head… wondering. But even when perplexed I’ve learned that your thoughts & opinions bear weight and merit reflection. I may ...

6. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

   req_read replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice

   Leslie… Polar opposites? I’m not so sure. We do view language differently, and use it differently. But maybe not quite so differently as it may sometimes seem. I said here once that all language is metaphor. One can eat an apple, but not the lett...

7. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

   req_read replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice

   Leslie, as always, is much nicer than I. Like her however, I did read your (zenman) links and found them to be very interesting. Mishlove is a very good interviewer and his work is nearly always enlightening. As I have mentioned before, my brothe...

8. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

   req_read replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice

   zenman, The reason I raised the question about whether dying people may or may not be “working” or “processing” while “unconscious” is because that is a question which arises often for hospice nurses. It is quite common for hospice nurses to be appr...

9. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

   req_read replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice

   zenman… Interesting. So what do you think? When dying people are “unconscious,” are they working? Are they processing? Is it situational? Michael

10. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

    req_read replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice

    Jodi, Very well thought out and written post I must say. I believe it reflects a fundamental difference in our current views; i.e. you are currently working in hospice and I am not. While I think and write about dying you deal with it, hands on, ev...

11. Recommended Reading for Hospice Nurses

    req_read replied to introspectiveRN's topic in Hospice

    Natalie, Pardon the sluggish response. No, I have not read it… I cannot read. I am probably one of the few illiterate writers you will ever know. Actually I can read, but only with special equipment, so it’s always a hassle. I get books from the l...

12. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

    req_read replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice

    It is said that all things are relative. Studying dying process does not make one’s dying easy, just relatively easier. However, it seems that humans have a talent for making things harder. Having a baby, for example, is difficult enough, but if o...

13. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

    req_read replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice

    Here is an aspect of caring for the dying that hospice nurses must wonder about from time to time, and certainly it is relevant to achieving good death… because the fear of death obviously impacts the way we dies. We often hear it said that no one re...

14. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

    req_read replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice

    Allow Mystery… I assumed you’d had a tough day, but got a good chuckle out of your remarks just the same… I’ve been there myself! I have been contemplating the cutting horse analogy and concluded I like the dance analogy better. When interacting with...

15. Managing symptoms for a �good death�

    req_read replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Hospice

    finn… Yes indeed, you are quite right… as you define letting the pt/fam take the lead. I would refine it a little further… Have you ever seen a cutting horse work? You know… when a horse & rider (could be a cowboy or a cowgirl, it doesn’t matte...