Something to Think About
a blog on end of life
What can be done for patients who feel abandoned after being told that the treatments are no longer working and they are "terminal"?
Barbara Karnes, RN, award-winning end-of-life educator and hospice nurse, explains what hospice is and the support it provides to a person with a life-limiting diagnosis and their family in her...
From the importance of guiding families through fear, to the role of the clinician as an "invisible conductor," this episode is a profound reminder: end-of-life care is about people, not...
On this episode, Barbara discusses end of life care and supporting caregivers as well as the normal dying process.
This is my response to a physician’s NY Times opinion about hospice care, clarifying what hospice was meant to be—education, caregiver support, and comfort at the end of life...
This episode aims to open minds and demystify death, dying, and grief, encouraging listeners to prepare and embrace end-of-life conversations.
Dr. Terri Daniel invites Hospice Pioneer Barbara Karnes, RN to answer your questions about death, dying and bereavement in this bold new podcast where no subject is too sensitive or...
In this final episode of our special 4 part series, Hospice Educator Barbara Karnes shares the personal story of her husband’s end of life journey and death. She opens up...
Barbara shares how they cared for patients, learning how people die and the best ways to care for them.
“We’ve lost our role models on what it’s like to die, and we’ve lost our role models on how to take care of someone who is dying.” What does she...
As a new widow, Barbara has had many new insights into the grief journey. Her decades of expertise in her work in end of life has been focused on approaching death.
In this virtual Q&A with award-winning end-of-life educator, Barbara Karnes, nurse, hospice innovator, and humanitarian, answers your questions about hospice!
To start out the episode, Barbara tells us the story of how she first entered hospice as a volunteer even though she was an RN. She shares with us the...
From deaths at home to hospital settings and now a return to a preference for dying at home, education plays a crucial role in shaping societal attitudes. She encourages parents...
In this interview Shā talks with Barbara Karnes, RN and hospice pioneer. They discuss what the dying process looks like and how to care for someone at the end of...
On this episode we discuss why we hope people will choose hospice for care at the end of life and how to choose the right hospice for their loved one.
Learn how to bust through several common myths about hospice care that persist in our society.
In this episode, Sarah and Barbara talk about how Barbara became a hospice nurse, how she came to write Gone From My Sight, The Dying Process, and what hospice looked like...
During this podcast, Barbara Karnes, will break down why it’s important to include hospice holistically across the continuum and the role it can play in home care, home health, and...
Most people run away from the topics of death and dying but Registered Nurse and family caregiver Barbara Karnes runs toward it. She’s a quoted expert in many national media...
Family often is not present when a death happens. A good death can happen at home; however, with family present. Hospice support can be an important part of that care.
