“Not Ready” for Palliative Care?

Providing the highest quality, patient-centered care for people with serious, advanced or terminal illness must become a core competency of every discipline in our care settings.  The published data support conclusions that early, high quality palliative care...

Words that hurt … words that heal

These two phrases form the title of a book by Rabbi Joseph Telushkin, in which he talks about the effects of speaking fairly (and unfairly) about others. In 42 years of nursing practice and 63 years of life, I have spoken and heard many words that heal, and sadly I...