Guest Contributor: Cheryl J. Bostelman MSN, RN Nursing programs across the United States teach students using the latest research and evidence-based practices. The entire human lifespan, from conception to death, is brought into the nursing classroom. Death can unfortunately occur at any time during the lifespan. When administering palliative and hospice care, the topic of … Continue reading Anticipatory Grief: An Undergraduate Lesson Plan
End-of-Life/Hospice
Connecting hearts, saving lives: Joyce Travelbee’s human-to-human relationship model in the compassionate nursing care of a patient with suicidal ideation
Guest Contributor: Joana Margarida Martins Fernandes “I’m tired of being alive”: these were the first words I heard leave Pedro's lips (name changed). Pedro was found at home after committing self-harm with suicidal intent. The resident made the call for help in another room at the hostel where he lived. When I arrived, I told … Continue reading Connecting hearts, saving lives: Joyce Travelbee’s human-to-human relationship model in the compassionate nursing care of a patient with suicidal ideation
The Power of Five Wishes: Nurse Knowing During End-of-Life Care
Contributor: Judith Pare The universality of death is a widely accepted phenomenon that many nurses deal with on an almost daily basis. The World Health Organization (2005) has stressed the importance of expert palliative and hospice care as a critical caring global need for people with heart failure, cancer, and other progressive terminal illnesses. For … Continue reading The Power of Five Wishes: Nurse Knowing During End-of-Life Care