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Surrogate Decision Making: Bernie Lo and Laurie Dornbrand

GeriPal

She was resuscitated by EMS, but did not regain higher brain function, and was eventually diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state. It is the CME activity provider’s responsibility to submit participant completion information to ACCME for the purpose of granting ABIM MOC credit.

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The Language of Serious Illness: A Podcast with Sunita Puri, Bob Arnold, and Jacqueline Kruser

GeriPal

And I have gone through my not-so-long career, but it’s coming up on nine years now, seeing the way that we have talked about CPR in such problematic ways, in ways that really do not enable true informed consent. 20 years later, Wendy Anderson did exactly the same study and found that residents at UCSF used exactly the same language.

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Jorge Jordan Named Nurse of the Week: A Legacy of Compassion and Expertise at KIDZ Medical Services

Daily Nurse

. “It’s very important to speak to the families to let them know what’s going on with their newborns—they often feel helpless, because the NICU is a whole new world,” he notes, striving to ensure parents feel supported and informed. “I’m truly blessed to be a part of their lives.”

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Exploring Ethnic Minority Bystander CPR: British Sikh Nurses’ #ReStartAHeart Campaign

Evidence-Based Nursing - BMJ blogs

Recognising the pressing need for action, British Sikh Nurses (BSN) initiated a groundbreaking campaign for CPR training in partnership with the Resuscitation Council UK called the #ReStartAHeart Campaign. They are not just information providers; they are catalysts for community empowerment. Resuscitation, 181, 26-27.

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Top Nursing Certifications: More Than CPR

Daily Nurse

PALS courses cover various topics such as advanced pediatric assessments, medication administration for pediatric emergencies, life support for children, and post-resuscitation care. This certification equips you with the necessary information to care for older patients’ mental, physical, and psychosocial health.

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What can we learn from simulations? Amber Barnato

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But we had her code, each doctor’s interaction with the Black patient and the white patient, and she coded it with video using detailed information about how many times they touched the patient, how close they got to the patient’s bed, where their body was positioned, and whether they had open or closed body posture.

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Preventable and Aggressive Care for Cancer Patients: To the Bitter End

AJN Off the Charts

My guess is that few had had those important conversations or had been offered a wider range of choices than just to be hospitalized or be resuscitated/full code. What can we nurses do to support informed choices? Had anyone even discussed any of that with them?