end of life

Palliative Care: The Time for the Talk

For Lyndsay DeGroot, the ICU wasn’t a calling as it is for many nurses. Rather, it was an epiphany. “My aunt died of sepsis very...
United States of Nursing | 10/07/22

I Don’t Want This to Be Our New Normal

When COVID-19 became a pandemic and the government issued “stay at home” orders, the first thing I did was call my dad who was 80 years...
On the Pulse | 05/19/20

Leadership, Beginning to End

By Patricia M. Davidson Cambia Health Solutions CEO Mark Ganz is a machine, a tireless advocate of health care that is relentlessly human,...
On the Pulse | 05/21/18

A Friend at the End

Volunteers offer compassion, companionship so that No One Dies Alone When it’s all said and done, the ultimate hope is to have loved...
JH Nurse | 07/23/14

Comfort, Educate, and Provide Care

Resilient ICU Nurse Practitioners Share Common Rewards for Intense Work by Jennifer Walker It was a normal case for the Neurocritical...
Past Issues | 12/16/11

Marie Nolan Promoted to Professor

by Sara Michael Marie Nolan, PhD, MPH, RN, faculty member and chairperson of the Department of Acute and Chronic Care, has been promoted to...
On the Pulse | 03/28/11

Lessons from Dying

Losing a loved one became a teachable moment By Kelly Brooks and Jodi Shaefer   The last evening Jodi Shaefer spent with her husband,...
On the Pulse | 08/05/10