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Compassion in Nursing - Compassion is “noticing or recognizing suffering, being empathically resonant with that person, desiring to relieve that suffering, and acting to attempt to alleviate that suffering in some way.” Compassion can be elusive. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1643289604241-0BZ7Y031AUQ8ZZ3IY5KO/unsplash-image--98jVaVuGv0.jpg End-of-Life Blog - Compassion in Nursing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1643289705741-W8WWAKXMV4811G1WMPWS/unsplash-image-vI9wPJ8L5MA.jpg End-of-Life Blog - Compassion in Nursing - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.bethcavenaugh.com/blog/presence-in-the-midst-of-pain monthly 0.5 2022-01-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1641999733822-PE8NYLF2YIVUVAI1JYVQ/unsplash-image-BxXgTQEw1M4.jpg End-of-Life Blog - 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Exhale, count to 6. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1612618025553-9WQ9Z715PMHGCY2PWAAJ/fullsizeoutput_5c63.jpeg End-of-Life Blog - Presence in the Midst of Pain - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1642027940155-ALUXY8J4PUNXEZ86JZ71/unsplash-image-XdbUsFkAwqA.jpg End-of-Life Blog - Presence in the Midst of Pain - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.bethcavenaugh.com/blog/medical-aid-in-dying monthly 0.5 2022-05-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1632961478209-YK396M8O4Q2G9VDBOQXI/unsplash-image-DjrtjX-obcE.jpg End-of-Life Blog - Medical Aid in Dying* “Dignity is the quality and state of being honored or valued. Respecting the body, values, beliefs, goals, privacy, actions, and priorities of an autonomous adult preserves their dignity. “ HPNA Position statement https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1632961303047-KWTKN04EDHTXKA0COJOU/unsplash-image-Gj65EQ7GiwQ.jpg End-of-Life Blog - Medical Aid in Dying* The Patient Self Determination Act allows patients to refuse or stop life-sustaining therapies (e.g., ventilator support, hemodialysis, cardiac support devices, feeding tubes, nutrition and hydration). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1632961430658-25X0BFG07KVT4ETU7TD0/unsplash-image-BxXgTQEw1M4.jpg End-of-Life Blog - Medical Aid in Dying* - “Palliative and hospice nurses focus on the promotion of quality of life to enable patients to live as fully as possible, on their terms, from diagnosis to death.” HPNA Position statement https://www.bethcavenaugh.com/blog/fear-of-missing-the-moment-of-death monthly 0.5 2025-01-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1630406526221-OAIRQF0V7OELMPWP2W9L/7B6F4AFB-17C5-438F-A9AF-B4F171A0D018_1_100_o.jpg End-of-Life Blog - Missing the Moment of Death - Make it stand out “Grief is the dark color that adds depth to the canvas, providing contrast and texture.” —-Francis Weller, The Wild Edge of Sorrow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1630407789489-GFQ2K3CPGMG1WN8B3S86/unsplash-image-YKHIPIw_k3U.jpg End-of-Life Blog - Missing the Moment of Death - “Kindness and mercy are soothing medicines in the room of regret. Forgiveness cannot be willed. When our regrets are polished by self-compassion, they soften and release the life trapped inside.” —-Francis Weller, The Wild Edge of Sorrow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1630409967133-0RNGLTEASXXYLNCNXASX/unsplash-image-vzbJGGIRec4.jpg End-of-Life Blog - Missing the Moment of Death - Make it stand out “Where there is sorrow, there is holy ground.” —-Oscar Wilde, De Profundis https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1630410021747-8M9R2LMJ0OI9INPCTMN1/unsplash-image-j3R9C-Xqe1w.jpg End-of-Life Blog - Missing the Moment of Death - “When we come to our grief with reverence, we find ourselves in right relationship with sorrow, neither too far away nor too close. We have entered into an ongoing relationship with this difficult holy visitor. Learning we can be with our grief, holding it softly and warmly, is the first task in our apprenticeship.” —-Francis Weller, The Wild Edge of Sorrow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1630410129460-PVH3Z3YTJMZMKL7166SZ/unsplash-image-MEzqoN8p6C0.jpg End-of-Life Blog - Missing the Moment of Death - “Grief dares us to love once more” —-Terry Tempest Williams, Refuge: An Unnatural History of Family and Place https://www.bethcavenaugh.com/blog/how-to-start-morphine-for-your-loved-one-and-quell-the-accompanying-fear monthly 0.5 2023-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1620104633585-C4361730T29HPRAHPJMG/unsplash-image-hS46bsAASwQ.jpg End-of-Life Blog - How To Start Morphine For Your Loved One and Quell the Accompanying Fear https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1619357800742-JMBIATAJ3T9WO4JP28YT/fullsizeoutput_5f25.jpeg End-of-Life Blog - How To Start Morphine For Your Loved One and Quell the Accompanying Fear - The focus of hospice care is comfort and quality of life — whatever that means to the patient. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1619356935660-6SJFFF5V0X38R6VNKX66/Screen+Shot+2021-04-25+at+6.21.11+AM.png End-of-Life Blog - How To Start Morphine For Your Loved One and Quell the Accompanying Fear https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1619356767435-28PK4KI3V8Y7X9G1X3W0/unsplash-image-x2zvGE7abYs.jpg End-of-Life Blog - How To Start Morphine For Your Loved One and Quell the Accompanying Fear https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1f4966be-9a1a-4145-a560-ddb6499e9b2b/book2b.png End-of-Life Blog - How To Start Morphine For Your Loved One and Quell the Accompanying Fear For end-of-life guidance, buy my book, Some Light at the End. https://www.bethcavenaugh.com/blog/gentlehonesty monthly 0.5 2024-04-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1647949378028-B8W5BRTSS13OX2C1H9X4/unsplash-image-ooDihhHjHY8.jpg End-of-Life Blog - Gentle Honesty in Hospice —Talking to Your Loved One about Dying https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1617892276170-9UGOEDH773SBYNCOFEA3/unsplash-image-VN1YlrnHcq8.jpg End-of-Life Blog - Gentle Honesty in Hospice —Talking to Your Loved One about Dying Honesty is the foundation of a trusting relationship. When a hospice patient has accurate information about their health, they can make informed decisions about their care. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1617891401458-WL4K7X5FN2LUTC2T8OHE/unsplash-image-VJHb4QPBgV4.jpg End-of-Life Blog - Gentle Honesty in Hospice —Talking to Your Loved One about Dying - If a patient has decision-making capacity and is of sound mind, it’s our ethical responsibility to tell them the truth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1617918153192-EKITX44FK29V26BN0YYG/unsplash-image-fsc2v3jfxvk.jpg End-of-Life Blog - Gentle Honesty in Hospice —Talking to Your Loved One about Dying - Psychiatrist Elisabeth Kubler Ross studied terminally ill patients and the stages of grief that occur as they process their death. In her book “On Death and Dying,” she shares that hospice patients need to have a steady stream of hope woven into the end-of-life process. https://www.bethcavenaugh.com/blog/end-of-life-signs-how-to-tell-when-a-hospice-patient-is-close-to-the-moment-of-death monthly 0.5 2026-02-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1602019617402-7L1TU6XBCKTKVB8JAPPP/image-asset.jpeg End-of-Life Blog - End-of-Life Signs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1602019979127-1YC9HMVE1VZMSA3YKMW4/image-asset.jpeg End-of-Life Blog - End-of-Life Signs Patients may use traveling metaphors when they speak, referencing packing for a trip, waiting in lines, or boarding a ship. They are preparing for their next journey. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1617018422404-MB0LTJKGKFAJM1WJ1TSS/unsplash-image-BpTp-ifr7vc.jpg End-of-Life Blog - End-of-Life Signs https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1617018511823-SKPL0QM9BBBL6278JPXI/unsplash-image-KY6NHtBWJB8.jpg End-of-Life Blog - End-of-Life Signs “Where there is sorrow, there is holy ground.” Oscar Wilde https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1602020576936-136ZZGVAJSG9G9QGES0L/image-asset.jpeg End-of-Life Blog - End-of-Life Signs - Consider a silent pause in the room when your loved one dies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1f4966be-9a1a-4145-a560-ddb6499e9b2b/book2b.png End-of-Life Blog - End-of-Life Signs - Buy my book for guidance on how to care for a loved one who is dying. https://www.bethcavenaugh.com/blog/how-to-manage-a-hospice-patients-declining-energy-and-mobility monthly 0.5 2024-12-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1616349665547-3HURT91XRYO3XDB5GV8N/unsplash-image-0nkFvdcM-X4.jpg End-of-Life Blog - How To Manage a Hospice Patient’s Declining Energy and Mobility https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1616349800682-S57JBL7QFYTAPX4EMW0O/unsplash-image-L3QflCnMOEg.jpg End-of-Life Blog - How To Manage a Hospice Patient’s Declining Energy and Mobility - It’s helpful to anticipate the decline to make each “new normal” as smooth as possible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1616350188488-T30Z0CCMSMCQRFO1WHDN/unsplash-image-nJTcfvqcJKc.jpg End-of-Life Blog - How To Manage a Hospice Patient’s Declining Energy and Mobility - Dignity or respect for a person is a fundamental ethical principle. When we respect the body, values, beliefs, goals, privacy, actions, and priorities of an autonomous adult, we preserve their dignity. HPNA definition of dignity https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1616350729559-UEFM5KUBYACM19CBVMBU/unsplash-image-P6b8YbIIC54.jpg End-of-Life Blog - How To Manage a Hospice Patient’s Declining Energy and Mobility - Dignity is the quality and state of being honored or valued. HPNA definition of dignity https://www.bethcavenaugh.com/blog/travel-metaphors-at-the-end-of-life monthly 0.5 2021-03-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1615637086364-A5JJ59NBWARVTAK716GV/unsplash-image-htQznS-Rx7w.jpg End-of-Life Blog - Travel Metaphors at the End-of-Life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1615639807871-E14WA5Y1MD32Z60Z6URY/unsplash-image-aMjeTdCVRNE.jpg End-of-Life Blog - Travel Metaphors at the End-of-Life - “Dying people know they are dying. They attempt to share this information by using symbolic language to indicate preparation for a journey. Travel is a clear metaphor often used to describe this need to go forth—to die.” Maggie Callanan and Patricia Kelley in Final Gifts. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1615638967944-GNZ187OETUEIA9K34LV2/unsplash-image-k7yD7bqeye8.jpg End-of-Life Blog - Travel Metaphors at the End-of-Life - “Dying people need the company of those who will listen, those willing to understand their situations, those who continue to offer love and friendship in the face of death.” Maggie Callanan and Patricia Kelley in Final Gifts https://www.bethcavenaugh.com/blog/when-should-you-visit-a-hospice-patient monthly 0.5 2023-10-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1615205667647-DPSLCMZH540GCATBRBCW/unsplash-image-5-mwemlUx10.jpg End-of-Life Blog - When Should You Visit a Hospice Patient? Visit a hospice patient as soon as you are able, or connect with them on the phone. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1615204542770-2NN4USQ81RXWXJB7OOI1/unsplash-image-g6oL2ENVG10.jpg End-of-Life Blog - When Should You Visit a Hospice Patient? - As I processed her beautiful death, it became clear to me that even if the patient died days or weeks later, her father would never regret that time at her bedside. https://www.bethcavenaugh.com/blog/i-have-a-dream monthly 0.5 2021-03-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1614919363987-PDD9I1Z37XPMZC0JA067/fullsizeoutput_530b.jpeg End-of-Life Blog - I Have a Dream https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1614919461630-JYF24LRD4QQG43J2L4G2/image-asset.jpeg End-of-Life Blog - I Have a Dream https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1614919627831-CJWOFWJYCYP1ST46UQUX/image-asset.jpeg End-of-Life Blog - I Have a Dream https://www.bethcavenaugh.com/blog/resources-and-care-for-the-weary-caregiver monthly 0.5 2021-02-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1613783202940-511MPJ26IX3NZGTFWTXS/image-asset.jpeg End-of-Life Blog - Resources and Care for the Weary Caregiver https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1613783312084-YO1O2SJ0QJEQBO96QN6V/image-asset.jpeg End-of-Life Blog - Resources and Care for the Weary Caregiver https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1613782788785-OVQL8DXG8JZVGA6L7A4V/shirt.png End-of-Life Blog - Resources and Care for the Weary Caregiver - Here is one of the best tricks I’ve ever learned: To easily dress a patient in bed, cut the backside of the shirt from the bottom to three-quarters of the way up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1613782953614-YG163QA9L0U30H8NBRIS/image-asset.jpeg End-of-Life Blog - Resources and Care for the Weary Caregiver https://www.bethcavenaugh.com/blog/what-to-do-with-your-loved-ones-cremains monthly 0.5 2021-02-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1613388520369-LCXW2SYPARMEJAPTSK9M/NrkHexWZR5mhJp5JkK1MbA.jpg End-of-Life Blog - What To Do with Your Loved One’s Cremains https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1613388621250-V68Y3ULVZUZ4HX3AZ4Y8/fullsizeoutput_5e63.jpeg End-of-Life Blog - What To Do with Your Loved One’s Cremains - A bedazzled wooden box filled with Dad’s cremains sits at the top left corner of Mike’s work station. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1613388889921-F2V2JE2S5CXOTTBRNXIS/fullsizeoutput_5c59.jpeg End-of-Life Blog - What To Do with Your Loved One’s Cremains - The bejeweled number one lost a few plastic gemstones and now dad looks as though he is number two. It appears the bejeweled number one lost a few plastic gemstones and now dad looks as though he is number two. https://www.bethcavenaugh.com/blog/hospice-team monthly 0.5 2023-12-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1612617448697-EJG2IGUMHUYLZRAZU7GA/image-asset.jpeg End-of-Life Blog - How the Caregiver Can Best Utilize the Hospice Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1612617603310-2WN3BT0KGJ8C0SGUVG9S/LT4F1nnQTs6V%25YqvjYQwKQ.jpg End-of-Life Blog - How the Caregiver Can Best Utilize the Hospice Team - “Hospice nurses are available 24/7 by phone. If you want to call 911, ideally call hospice first and a nurse will come out to assess the situation.” She looked relieved. Her dad had a history of ER trips in the middle of the night for sudden shortness of breath. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1612617840709-7DJBJWE1X5F2GKAKSMYC/image-asset.jpeg End-of-Life Blog - How the Caregiver Can Best Utilize the Hospice Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1612617944252-RQCXR6HLWMUXSXL6JY67/qfsU4RuTQQ2uQcKp%25fjzGg.jpg End-of-Life Blog - How the Caregiver Can Best Utilize the Hospice Team - He just needed to meet the aide, and he was hooked. It was a welcome relief to have someone who was not his daughter assist him in the shower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1612618025553-9WQ9Z715PMHGCY2PWAAJ/fullsizeoutput_5c63.jpeg End-of-Life Blog - How the Caregiver Can Best Utilize the Hospice Team https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1612618119145-T0V9WR1H4K0LICFIRM56/fullsizeoutput_5e62.jpeg End-of-Life Blog - How the Caregiver Can Best Utilize the Hospice Team https://www.bethcavenaugh.com/blog/pain-management-at-the-end-of-life monthly 0.5 2023-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1619356935660-6SJFFF5V0X38R6VNKX66/Screen+Shot+2021-04-25+at+6.21.11+AM.png End-of-Life Blog - Pain Management at the End-of-Life The heart of hospice care is effectively managing the patient’s pain. Simple but profound acts of living such as breathing, eating, and holding their grandbaby become positive experiences that will improve their quality of life no matter how much time they have left. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1611590419493-7QFNG4EZ9QN2HMC5I49D/SOSgYKC8Q3qp8NQqqGsrSw.jpg End-of-Life Blog - Pain Management at the End-of-Life - Suffering is only intolerable when nobody cares. Dame Cicely Saunders https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1611352706755-0MHX0BV5ZUUMH9A0TIDO/painscale.png End-of-Life Blog - Pain Management at the End-of-Life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1611353019716-VHRNQWAGN5G0RYB1OL9D/peak%2Cdurqtion%2Cblog.png End-of-Life Blog - Pain Management at the End-of-Life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1611353376429-0TSGQBCBX74QMDTZNZHU/Screen+Shot+2021-01-22+at+11.23.17+AM.png End-of-Life Blog - Pain Management at the End-of-Life - If your loved one is in pain, it may be a welcome relief to have someone sit quietly and be with them. Sitting in supportive silence and bearing witness to someone’s pain is intense but a beautiful practice in compassion. You’re saying, “I am not leaving you. I know this is hard, and here I am.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1611352818916-OA5WAWFDJD1ZQAVUMRYV/mossymonks.png End-of-Life Blog - Pain Management at the End-of-Life https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1611355869957-J1YIDTPMJOIQ0S7C41UX/BQ2KViQiRC%2BgIcgNKrTX8g.jpg End-of-Life Blog - Pain Management at the End-of-Life - Hospice uses a team-centered approach to care for the patient and family, one of hospices’ unique gifts. The social worker and chaplain provide depth and richness to hospice care. Use the team. https://www.bethcavenaugh.com/blog/how-to-be-a-patient-advocate monthly 0.5 2021-01-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1610379509833-O7MTGXMWHLXS329XLYP5/fullsizeoutput_5c3b.jpeg End-of-Life Blog - How to Be a Patient Advocate https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1610379741004-TVGP0567Z8K48WCWO4ZD/cqVJ5LiyTEO5iDWczhpy0w.jpg End-of-Life Blog - How to Be a Patient Advocate - “This is what it means to have autonomy - you may not control life's circumstances, but getting to be the author of your life means getting to control what you do with them.” Atul Gawande https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1610380276559-DNH5LIP7B69L2YGMD7C3/VaVIOeJYQEyGwm18IRTKzw.jpg End-of-Life Blog - How to Be a Patient Advocate - Autonomy is a multidimensional ethical concept. It is the right of a capable person to decide their own course of action based on personal values and goals of life. Self-determination is a legal right. HPNA definition of autonomy https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f481abd4a79617c07865aea/1610383006130-9J4R6M9C9W10TAFAKICU/image-asset.jpeg End-of-Life Blog - How to Be a Patient Advocate - Informed consent is when a healthcare provider — like a doctor, nurse, or other healthcare professional — explains a medical treatment to a patient before the patient agrees to it. This type of communication lets the patient ask questions and accept or deny treatment. 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