Jonathan Bartels

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1. Nurse Charged With Homicide

   Jonathan Bartels replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

   Yes. A serious mistake. "Let her off the hook"?? How about support her in both recovering from such a mistake and mitigating it never happens again? You talk of suffering serious consequences? I think knowing what happened is severe enough...unless...

2. "I am not a robot!"

   Jonathan Bartels replied to Adriane82's topic in Stress 101

   Medicine is the only profession that traditionally pushed the concept that providers are above our humanness (and yet we are asked to be compassionate....you captured the importance of self-compassion). Technology has pushed us even further away fro...

3. A Pause at the Moment of Death: Your Thoughts

   Jonathan Bartels replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

   As the person that reintroduced this practice I could not agree more about making it mandatory. On my web site I specifically say that this is an invited practice...invited by the practitioner...requested if its OK to family... and making it possible...

4. A Pause at the Moment of Death: Your Thoughts

   Jonathan Bartels replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

   In order to spread this and avoid any one agency laying claim I created a web site with my own money : The Pause | Jonathan Bartels | Pausing after death as a means to offer closure to the medical team, family and offering honor to the patient . I ...

5. A Pause at the Moment of Death: Your Thoughts

   Jonathan Bartels replied to jeastridge's topic in General Nursing

   I have been informed that in certain areas this is in fact a part of the simulation in ACLS (Boston MA). I hope it starts to be a applied in other simulation scenarios. I am just blown away at its expanse from my 1 patient.