GeriPal

APRIL 4, 2024

In 1988, Cruzan’s parents requested that her feeding tube be removed, arguing that she would not want to continue in this state. On the one hand, this was unfortunate, as it meant Nancy Cruzan could not be disconnected from the feeding tube immediately. She had a respiratory arrest, and the nurse was really distraught.

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Hospice Nurse Hero

MAY 11, 2022

One of the most common frustrations hospice nurses have is related to how long it takes to complete hospice documentation. If the doctor believes the patient has six months or less to live, they can notify hospice for a consultation and/or admission. doctor, hospital, nursing home) are added to the electronic medical record.

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GeriPal

MARCH 3, 2022

In a separate study in Chest , Lauren found pre-ICU frailty was associated with post-ICU disability and new nursing home admission. He, his Twitter feed though is brilliant. So, maybe the person with advanced dementia is coming in from the nursing home and nobody can find the living will from however many years ago.

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GeriPal

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

And I ran into a nurse in the stairwell eating, because we don’t have any space to eat and she’s eating. And then the infusion nurse comes and she walks a few steps and she talks about what it was like to hear that prognosis. Or the cases where someone actually said, “I never want a feeding tube.”

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