| Similar Articles |
|---|
 |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2000
Richard J. Ackermann |
End-of-life Care Withholding or withdrawing life-sustaining therapies is ethical and medically appropriate in some circumstances. This article summarizes the American Medical Association's Education for Physicians on End-of-life Care curriculum module on withholding or withdrawing therapy...   |
American Family Physician
April 15, 2002
Ina Li |
Feeding Tubes in Patients with Severe Dementia Patients with advanced dementia are among the most challenging patients to care for. Health care professionals commonly rely on feeding tubes to supply nutrition to these severely demented patients. However, various studies have not shown use of feeding tubes to be effective... |
American Journal of Nursing
February 2012
Simons & Abdallah |
Bedside Assessment of Enteral Tube Placement: Aligning Practice with Evidence Since the flexible Levin tube was introduced in 1921, enteral feeding has become ubiquitous. From the out-set, nurses have been responsible for confirming the correct placement of enteral feeding tubes prior to their use for alimentation or medication administration. |
Nursing
September 2011
Yantis & Velander |
Untangling enteral nutrition guidelines This article discusses the latest EN practice recommendations issued in 2009, with an emphasis on specific nursing applications and patient safety. |
American Journal of Nursing
January 2010 |
Life-Support Interventions at the End of Life: Unintended Consequences Nurses need to be knowledgeable life-support interventions at the end of life and able to communicate what they know about those consequences to patients, family members, and others on the health care team, leading to better decision making at this difficult time. |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2004 |
End-Of-Life Choices for Families An informational pamphlet for those making end-of-life decisions. |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2000
James Hallenbeck |
Curbside Consultation When should a physician disclose personal information to a patient, and what do we do when a particular case touches on our own suffering? At a deeper level, how do we deal with our own mortality in caring for the seriously ill and dying? |
Nursing
April 2008
Edmondson & Schiech |
Esophageal cancer--a tough pill to swallow Find out how to help your patient confront the many challenges he faces from this disease and its treatments. |
American Journal of Nursing
October 2009 |
Drug Administration Through an Enteral Feeding Tube Guidelines for the safe administration of drugs through an enteral feeding tube are available, but research shows that often nurses don't adhere to them. |
Nursing
August 2009
Regan & Dallachiesa |
How to care for a patient with a tracheostomy Patients with tracheostomies aren't limited to critical care settings and can be found in all nursing units. No matter where you work, you need a basic understanding of the nursing care required for these patients. |
American Journal of Nursing
September 2009
Judith K. Schwarz |
Stopping Eating and Drinking The author describes stopping eating and drinking, as well as other clinical practices associated with hastening dying. Should this practice be distinguished from suicide; and what are the ethical and legal implications for nurses. |
American Journal of Nursing
April 2011 |
Strategies for Feeding Patients with Dementia An overview of the difficulties associated with feeding those with dementia and suggestions for caregivers to help overcome these challenges. |
Nursing
January 2009
Susan Gallagher Camden |
Shedding Health Risks with Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery More obese patients are turning to bariatric weight loss surgery, which is proving its worth by decreasing or eliminating dangerous comorbidities of obesity. Here's how to help prepare your patient for surgery and care for her afterward. |
American Family Physician
December 1, 2000 |
Curbside Consultation A Daughter Estranged from Her Dying Father... |
American Family Physician
June 15, 2002
Kathy Soch |
Diary from a Week in Practice Asking teenaged patients about sensitive subjects... A resident takes charge of a patient with queit confidence and skill... Never a more important house call... etc. |
Nursing Management
March 2011
Sibbald et al. |
Tip the SCALE toward quality end-of-life skin care An expert panel was established to formulate a consensus statement on Skin Changes At Life's End (SCALE). |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2005
Crane, Wittink & Doukas |
Respecting End-of-Life Treatment Preferences Research suggests that families are the best sources of patients' values and preferences, and that patients will more likely choose a loved one to make future decisions for them than someone who might best articulate their wishes. |
American Family Physician
December 15, 2001
Gregg K. VandeKieft |
Breaking Bad News This article presents an overview of issues pertaining to breaking bad news and practical recommendations for clinicians wishing to improve their clinical skills in this area... |
Chemistry World
October 13, 2011
Holly Sheahan |
Probes Inspired by Butterflies Inspired by the feeding tube of butterflies, US scientists have made a flexible and porous artificial proboscis that could be used to collect tiny liquid samples. The probe can be operated remotely to collect hazardous liquids. |
American Family Physician
October 1, 2000 |
AAFP Core Educational Guidelines Recommended Core Educational Guidelines For Family Practice Residents... |
American Family Physician
September 1, 2000
Cheryl Winchell, M.D. |
Curbside Consultation What to do when a patient makes inappropriate, seductive advances to you, his/her physician... |
Nursing
July 2008
Held-Warmkessel & Schliech |
Responding to 4 Gastrointestinal Complications in Cancer Patients If your patient has cancer, be prepared to help her manage such serious GI complications as bowel obstruction, peritonitis, fistula formation, and intestinal perforation. |
American Journal of Nursing
June 2009
Prahlow et al. |
Case Study: Asphyxia Caused by Inspissated Oral and Nasopharyngeal Secretions This case serves to remind clinicians that a failure to provide good oral care and adequate hydration is not only poor practice but can result in death. |
American Family Physician
February 1, 2005
Searight & Gafford |
Cultural Diversity at the End of Life: Issues and Guidelines for Family Physicians When considering therapeutic options, physicians should consider that members of many cultural groups prefer that family members, rather than patients, make treatment decisions. |
American Family Physician
August 15, 2004
Lang & Quill |
Making Decisions with Families at the End of Life Because advance directives are not yet the norm, end-of-life decisions for patients without medical decision-making capacity are made regularly within discussions between the patient's physician and family. |
Nursing
November 2011
Jeanne Held-Warmkessel |
Taming Three High-Risk Chemotherapy Complications A review of three common chemotherapy-associated complications that can be serious enough to require hospitalization: febrile neutropenia, chemotherapy-related nephrotoxicity, and chemotherapy-related enterotoxicity. |
Nursing
August 2011
Collins & Claros |
Recognizing the face of dehydration Monitoring your patients' fluid status can prevent dehydration-a potentially fatal condition-and its complications. |
American Family Physician
July 15, 2001
Marc Tunzi |
Can the Patient Decide? Evaluating Patient Capacity in Practice |
Chemistry World
May 2010 |
Column: The crucible Tradition has it that the test tube was invented by Michael Faraday, perhaps as a convenient replacement for the wine glasses commonly used by earlier chemists. The most familiar facet of the test tube's iconography today is its association with the 'test tube baby'. |
PC Magazine
September 28, 2007 |
Study: Americans More Glued to Web than TV Which do you spend more time glued to: the Web or the tube? If your answer is the Web, you're not alone. |
American Family Physician
December 1, 2005
Gregory Juckett |
Cross-Cultural Medicine Cultural competency is an essential skill for family physicians because of increasing ethnic diversity among patient populations. |
American Journal of Nursing
December 2011
Mary K. Walton |
Supporting Family Caregivers: Communicating with Family Caregivers A transformation is under way in acute care, at least in the United States, from provider-centered care to patient- and family-centered care. |
Reason
February 2007
RU Sirius |
Our Right to Death How medical breakthroughs challenge easy answers about suicide. Book Review: Unplugged: Reclaiming Our Right to Die in America, by William H. Colby... |
Pharmaceutical Executive
January 1, 2013
Al Topin |
The Doctor-Patient Disconnect Doctor-patient conversations aren't always what we think; this basic interaction represents both a problem and an opportunity for today's drug marketers, says the author. |
Wired
Bob Parks |
Drill Delivers Drugs Straight to the Marrow Sometimes a good vein is hard to find -- especially when you're bouncing around in an ambulance or working on a convulsing junkie. |
