"Death Smiles At Us All" - podcast guest
What a privilege it was to talk with the Uncharted Living podcast crew about (what else?) death and dying. This was my first time on a podcast, and as proof that nerves really do mess with your brain, I described a MOLST as "measures of life sustaining treatment" instead of its proper name, "medical orders of life sustaining treatment." (may my healthcare colleagues forgive me!) *note: the views and opinions expressed are mine and do not reflect those of my agency or any other person or organization* _________________________ While death is a certainty for all of us, we rarely talk about it for fear of facing our own mortality or being called morbid. We’d rather not think about it, thank you very much. In this episode, we talk with a licensed hospice nurse about the dying process, how it includes the patient but so many others who are left behind to grieve. We discuss what hospice entails, and that the role of a hospice nurse is not “simply changing bed pans and a...