Care of Self (by guest blogger Lindsay Herndon)
Admit it. You’ve been at work, stressed about everything happening in your life. Pay the bills, get the kids to study, oil change for the car, take the dog to the vet. And then you pause. Because you think…
THE CARES TOOL (by Kathrynn Thompson)
THE CARES TOOL (Compassionate Person-Centered Care for the Dying) : A=AIRWAY In my blogs for the past 2 months I have been talking about the CARES tool, an evidenced based practice tool developed to enhance the end of life…
The Cardinal on the Silver Tree (by guest blogger Lynne Brophy)
I came in one morning and the cardinal on the tree just sitting there, next to the 21 James waiting room, looking up. The tree was barren but covered with a bright silver color. I had just ridden the elevator…
SMAAP: Holding
If you aren’t sure what self-care behaviors you need to do to meet your own needs . . . [it] may mean actually writing down the things you need to do each day, starting in the morning, like use the…
THE CARES TOOL (by Kathrynn Thompson)
CARES TOOL (Compassionate Person-Centered Care for the Dying) : C=COMFORT Last month I introduced you to the CARES tool, an evidenced based practice tool to enhance the end of life care given by the bedside nurse. This month we focus…
See Me As A Person: Attunement (Guest Blogger Terri Might)
When we care for our patients & families, we focus on them as people and not as objects. To do that successfully we must be in tune – or attuned – to them and our environment. When we are attuned to…
THE CARES TOOL (by Kathrynn Thompson)
THE CARES TOOL: A Blog Series Addressing the Role of the Bedside Nurse in End of Life (EOL) Care The CARES TOOL was designed by Bonnie Freeman and is discussed in the book Compassionate Person-Centered Care for the Dying (2015)….
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