The Scar In Your Heart: Grief In End of Life Care
You asked why your relationship to your hospice work was affected following the death of your dad. I think because every time you entered a patient's home and life it...
Connecting families with the resources they need to navigate the dying process, from diagnosis to grief.
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End of Life Guideline Series: A Compilation of Barbara Karnes Booklets
$13.00
The End of Life Guideline Series is a compilation of five of our most popular hospice and palliative care books. These resources meet Medicare requirements for consistent family education and have been shown to significantly...
Pain at End of Life: What You Need to Know About End of Life Comfort and Pain Management
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This booklet is intended for families and professionals dealing with narcotics and pain management as end of life approaches. There can be fear and misconception surrounding pain management at end of life....
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Mom's Dying Alone And It's Unbearable
Zooming is certainly helpful but know as she progresses toward death she will not be able to respond, even to know you. Continue the zooming and talking to her even when...
Rapid Heart Rate in the Dying
Our job is to not interfere with the dying process. It is to guide the patient and family to as gentle an experience as we possibly can...
FOUR “NAUGHTIES” FOR END OF LIFE
Keeping Secrets: “Don’t tell mom.” Don’t say that she could die.” Don’t talk to her about “sad” things.” “Pretend everything is going to be alright.” Mom lives inside of her body....
“People don’t understand that there’s a normal, natural way of dying. My materials are written to guide and support anyone who finds themselves addressing end of life situations. The goal is to help people have a positive experience so families will have a sacred memory to carry with them.” - Barbara Karnes, RN
