In this episode I answer 3 questions from the hospice nurse support group on facebook.

The first question has to do with giving liquid morphine every 6 hours scheduled and PRN morphine every 3 hours PRN.

The second question involves using Tramadol for pain management.

The third question has to do with elevated vital signs for actively dying patients.

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In this episode I explore 11 things I learned from my 30 year friendship with Chuck Schroeder.

Chuck Schroeder went to be with Jesus on March 21st 2024. He was a monumental figure in my life. After speaking at his Celebration of Life service, I decided to do a podcast episode sharing what I learned from him.

In this episode I explore the following lessons I learned from Chuck.

1. Plan your work. Work your plan.
2. Never give up on someone
3. Don’t be afraid to help your team
4. Meet you team’s emotional needs first
5. Nothing (in business) is fatal
6. Don’t make decisions out of fear
7. Make decisions that reflect YOUR character
8. Say what you mean. Mean what you say.
9. You’re never too old to learn or get better
10. If you’re not growing, you’re dying
11. I ultimately don’t answer to man

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In this episode I am privileged to interview Barbara Karnes, RN.

Barbara is an award winning end of life educator, award wining nurse, NHPCO Winner 2018 & 2015 International Humanitarian Woman of the Year.

Yeah, she’s a big deal, and she took time out of her busy schedule to spend some time on the show.

To start out the episode, Barbara tells us the story of how she first entered hospice as a volunteer even though she was an RN.

She shares with us the origen story of “The Blue Book” also known as “Gone From My Sight.”

Barbara also introduces us to her new booklet, “Always Offer, Never Force: Food at the End of Life.” She explained how this booklet is the result of her own experience with the loss of her husband recently.

We discuss why death is actually not a medical event, and we talk about pain at the end of life.

Finally, Barbara give us some self care tips that include ways of having closure with the loss of our patients.

Please be sure to check out her website at BKBooks.com to pick up your own copies of all her booklets.

Be sure to follow Barbara Karnes on your favorite social media platform.

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