Providing Comfort During the Last Days of Life with Barbara Karnes RN

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Learn useful tips for helping patients and loved ones be more comfortable at the very end of life – small changes can make a big difference.

Providing Comfort During the Last Days of Life with Barbara Karnes RN

Learn useful tips for helping patients and loved ones be more comfortable at the very end of life – small changes can make a big difference.

This episode includes:

  • Why grooming and hygiene matter for patients all the way through the end of life
  • Tips for good mouth and lip care
  • Preserving patient dignity by honoring their routines
  • Preventing skin breakdown
  • Importance of positioning and turning patients for maximum comfort
  • Dealing with breathing issues and “death rattle”
  • An alternative to adult diapers
  • Options for administering medications sublingually, rectally or as a skin cream

Links mentioned in this episode:

Check out previous interviews with Barbara Karnes RN

2 comments

Helen Williams

I love your podcasts. They are so down to earth and informational. What I don’t enjoy is the music background. It is very distracting. It’s also overpowering the conversation. Pleaser make this better. Thank you. I will not finish watching this.
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BK Books replied:
Thank you for your kind words about our podcasts! We truly appreciate your support and feedback. Since we were a guest on this podcast, we don’t have control over the background music, but we understand how important clear audio is. We hope you’ll check out more of our content, and we appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts!

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I love your podcasts. They are so down to earth and informational. What I don’t enjoy is the music background. It is very distracting. It’s also overpowering the conversation. Pleaser make this better. Thank you. I will not finish watching this.
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BK Books replied:
Thank you for your kind words about our podcasts! We truly appreciate your support and feedback. Since we were a guest on this podcast, we don’t have control over the background music, but we understand how important clear audio is. We hope you’ll check out more of our content, and we appreciate you taking the time to share your thoughts!

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Bonnie

Excellent!

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BK Books replied:
Thank you, Bonnie

Excellent!

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BK Books replied:
Thank you, Bonnie

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