by KathyKastner | Jan 27, 2015
What to expect over time, living with a chronic or terminal condition “Dying is more a process than an event, and illness and death are a family process” Barbara Okun, a professor of counseling psychology at Northeastern and a clinical instructor at...
by KathyKastner | Jan 27, 2015
Comfort Care Provide and adjust pain medication: addiction is not a worry. Treat shortness of breath : oxygen, medication. Treat agitation: medications or other treatment (massage, acupuncture) Treat anxiety: medications or other treatment (massage, acupuncture,...
by KathyKastner | Jan 26, 2015
Death by Natural Causes also called A.N.D. : Allow Natural Death. Opting to have a ‘natural death’ means instead of life-prolonging interventions or organs being kept alive via life support, you’d prefer not to work against nature taking its course in life’s...
by KathyKastner | Jan 26, 2015 | Blog, Information, Medical Decisions, Quality of Life, Research
“Can’t you do something about her pain?” An 85-year-old woman with multiple medical problems, including dementia, coronary artery disease, renal insufficiency, and peripheral vascular disease, was admitted to our hospital with urosepsis. Her hospital...
by KathyKastner | Jan 26, 2015 | Blog, Information, Medical Decisions
Provide and adjust pain medication: addiction is not a worry Treat shortness of breath : oxygen, medication Treat agitation: medications or other treatment (massage, acupuncture) Treat anxiety: medications or other treatment (massage, acupuncture, music) Position for...
