Palliative care – it’s my care, my right

Palliative care: it’s my care, my right Our next Twitter chat will likely be on Wednesday, October 9 at 8pm UKC. That is a chance so...

Evidence-based practice is threatened by litigation: the case of the American Pain Society

Amelia Swift is a lecturer in nursing on the University of Birmingham and a member of the Council of the British Pain Society. The National Health...

Honoring the personhood of brain-dead patients: A delicate approach

Why nurses help falling patients despite the risks

An all too common scenario. Joe opens his eyes and appears out the window of his hospital room. He all the time got up early. Even...

Invisible struggles: When the pain of chronic illness is met with disbelief

A friend’s desperation. It was early within the morning after I received a call from my best friend who was cryingmad. She frantically screamed about her...