07.06.2018
Clinical Alerts
06.13.2018
A Dyspnea Assessment Tool to Improve Care at the End of Life
Patients at end of life commonly experience dyspnea. Due to cognitive changes that take place before death, some patients may be unable to self-report dyspnea,...
06.13.2018
Incidence and Disease Burden of Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN)
Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN) is a common complication and is associated with long-term opioid use in cancer survivors. This retrospective population-based study evaluated the prevalence...
06.13.2018
Development of Chronic Pain Highly Dependent on Pain History
The development of and recovery from chronic pain was found to be highly dependent on a patient’s previous history of pain in a study published...
05.09.2018
The Hospice Patient’s Right to Oral Care: Making Time for the Mouth
Providing proper oral care at end-of-life may be difficult due to patient compliance, a sense of futility in doing so, time constraints, and underfunding and/or...
05.09.2018
Pain Management at the End-of-Life
The appropriate management of pain for those with advanced illness remains a great concern as it may go unrecognized or untreated. However, barriers persist regarding...
05.09.2018
Communication about Chronic Pain and Opioids in Primary Care
Communication about chronic pain and opioids is often challenging, but there is little research on whether patient–doctor communication about pain affects the patient and physician...
05.09.2018
Fast Facts Resources
The Palliative Care Network of Wisconsin (PCNOW) provides peer-reviewed, evidence-based summaries of key palliative care topics (“Fast Facts”). Fast Facts #68 and #69 review differentiating...
04.16.2018
Nursing’s Role in Providing Pain and Symptom Management
A summit held on May 12, 2017, “Nurses Leading Change and Transforming Palliative Care” that was convened by the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association and...