Something to Think About: a blog on end of life

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When a Dream is Shattered by Barbara Karnes, RN bkbooks.com

When a Dream is Shattered

It is not too late to examine the lesson, to rethink your reaction to it and to put all those tormented thoughts and feelings to rest. I am not expecting...

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Stuck in Grief by Barbara Karnes, RN bkbooks.com

Stuck in Grief

In normal grieving, time begins to lessen the intensity of the emotional pain of our loss. There is a process to grief (see My Friend, I Care) and although we never forget...

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Death As The Enemy: Barbara Karnes, RN

Death As The Enemy

I was just on the phone with a woman who told me the doctor told her friend he was surprised she had lived this long with the disease having spread...

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Pneumonia, The Old Man's Friend: Barbara Karnes, RN

Pneumonia, The Old Man's Friend

Now, all this said, there are thin lines and points to debate, in what istreatment to get better and treatment for comfort. Is pneumonia related to alife threatening illness or...

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Abstain From Doing Harm: Barbara Karnes, RN

Abstain From Doing Harm

Where is medicine that treats PEOPLE that have diseases? Where is medicine that looks at the PERSON and finds out how they want to live and die based upon their...

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Does

Does "No Code" mean "No Care"?

First, lets define “No Code”. The simplest explanation I found was Googled from the Free Dictionary http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/no+code“a note written in the patient record and signed by a qualified, usually senior or...

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