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Caring for the Unrepresented: A Podcast with Joe Dixon, Timothy Farrell, Yael Zweig

GeriPal

So it defines unrepresented as someone who lacks decisional capacity to provide informed consent to a particular medical treatment. Let’s say they’re in the ICU now on a ventilator. So on the clinical side, people are really focused on how long do they have to be on the ventilator and managing that. They have one.

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Surrogate Decision Making: Bernie Lo and Laurie Dornbrand

GeriPal

The Cruzan ruling led to a flood of interest in Advance Directives, and eventually to the Patient Self Determination Act, which mandates provision of information about advanced directives to all hospitalized patients. ICU care was pretty rudimentary. Guest Laurie Dornbrand has no relationships to disclose.

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POLST Evidence and Update: Kelly Vranas, Abby Dotson, Karl Steinberg, and Scott Halpern

GeriPal

So I do think it’s useful to have that additional information. It’s just an interference with good patient care. I can on one hand count the patients I’ve cared for who didn’t want mechanical ventilation. Do you find that helpful, that section? Karl: Yeah, very much so.

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Understanding Nurses Experiencing Moral Injury

Nurse.com

Nurses enter the healthcare industry with an internal yearning to care for others. Having an in-depth knowledge about patient care and being unable to ensure that patients receive quality care creates a moral conflict. How nurses experience moral injury. COVID-19: Managing Staff Mental Health During a Pandemic (.50

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The Importance of Safe Storage Practices: A Guide for Healthcare Workers

Daily Nurse

No matter where you work—whether it’s a private practice, a hospital, a clinic, or a patient’s home—it’s important to ensure that your medical supplies are stored safely, securely, and well-organized. Equipment includes tools and machines you may use repeatedly, like pulse oximeters and ventilators.

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Understanding Nurses Experiencing Moral Injury

Nurse.com

Nurses enter the healthcare industry with an internal yearning to care for others. Having an in-depth knowledge about patient care and being unable to ensure that patients receive quality care creates a moral conflict. How nurses experience moral injury. COVID-19: Managing Staff Mental Health During a Pandemic (.50

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A Day in the Life: Staff Nurse in the Critical Care Float Pool of a Children’s Hospital

Daily Nurse

As nurses reading this know (and a point of interest for budding nurses), you wear many hats and are responsible for critical touchpoints along the patient care continuum. In my current role, I work with a few patients at a time, continually monitoring and assessing their situation. Explain what you do in your role.