Understanding Palliative Nursing
Palliative nursing focuses on providing compassionate care to patients facing serious illnesses. It emphasizes empathy, emotional support, and symptom management to improve quality of life.
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What about me
Palliative care means being present with patients who are suffering and facing uncertainty. There is rarely a clear way to leave those feelings behind when a visit ends. Many of us chose this field…
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What should I do now
What we do after delivering bad news matters just as much as the words we use, because the way we share and follow up on this news can shape how patients cope over time…
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What do I know anyway
When patients are dealing with serious news, how we share this news with them can either help them feel supported or leave them overwhelmed. The core idea is simple: begin with the patient’s perspective,…
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What do you know anyway
Gauging what a patient knows about their diagnosis is one of the most important foundations of compassionate communication. As clinicians, we often enter a conversation fully aware of the diagnosis and plan of care.…
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What matters the most
Conversations about goals of care are difficult for many clinicians. To successfully lead these conversations, we must be comfortable with content surrounding progressive illness and prognosis. Many clinicians think the first and only duty…
My experience in the palliative care world. 