Remembering Strategies for Safe Opioid Use
Managing pain and dyspnea for people with life limiting illnesses requires safe opioid use. Dyspnea is one of the most common symptom experienced by people with COVID-19, so this is a good time to review safe strategies for using opioids. Opioid misuse can be minimized by using risk assessment tools, contracts for opioid use, and […]
Reflections on “social hibernation”
As the world responds to the COVID-19 virus, as travel and group gatherings are discouraged and conferences are cancelled, Ted and I are hibernating. There could not be a better time for us to be called “closer to home”. We are so grateful that we were able to hold Geordie’s funeral at a time when […]
A personal note of reflection
Thank you for the notes, emails, thoughts, calls and concern shared since we notified you of the death of our son last month. I was concerned that some newsletter recipients might feel that it was too personal to share, but I am such a believer in the power of community. One nurse leader/educator wrote that […]
Teaching Tip: Using reflective writing to learn about beliefs and baggage
We often think of writing as a way to present our ideas to others, to answer questions, and to illustrate what we know. However, Laurel Richardson suggests that she writes in order to LEARN! I write because I want to find something out. I write in order to learn something that I didn’t know before […]
