Outcomes of In-Hospital CPR: Not as Rosy as Some May Say
September 11, 2013
Back in March, the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) published a study of long-term outcomes among survivors of in-hospital…
A Hospice Nurse’s Experience of Assisted Suicide
August 28, 2013
by: Amy Getter, RN, MS. is a Hospice nurse who delivers care to the dying. Stories about hospice care at…
The Fellowship Match Game: Gearing Residents and Programs up for the NRMP Match
August 23, 2013
Now is the time of year that residents are starting to interview at programs across the U.S. in preparation for…
Research Amplifies Need for Patient-Centered Goals of Care Discussion
August 10, 2013
How important is reducing the risk of one ailment if it increases the risk of another? A class of drugs…
2 MUST Views: Portraits of the Elderly as They Once Were and Jane Lotter Obituary
August 2, 2013
I wanted to draw GeriPal readers attention to two websites that you must view. Really, right now. If you have 5…
Open Wound by Karlawish – A Wonderful Read
July 27, 2013
I wanted to alert the Geripal community about a wonderful and interesting book written by one of our colleagues: Open…
July Mind, Beginner’s Mind: Teaching Imminent Death
July 20, 2013
Shunryu Suzuki by Robert Boni “Zen Mind, Beginner’s Mind” is a collection of talks by the late Zen MasterShunryu Suzuki. The…
Nudging residents to document advance directives
July 16, 2013
Picture of this frog has no bearing on the post. I’m not saying residents are frogs in disguise. Seriously. It’s…
How do you teach about Prognostication?
June 27, 2013
Prognostication is one of the most challenging concepts; however, there are some good teaching tools to get you started! A…
Death of the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurse, Part 2
June 26, 2013
-By Joannie Ericson RN, MS This is the second and last of the Death of the Gerontological Nurse Practitioner series…