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family and patient support

What Is Holistic Nursing Care

September 28, 2021 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN 1 Comment

What Is Holistic Nursing Care

The recent demand for healthcare services have lead to the adoption of holistic health care programs. But what is holistic nursing care?

Filed Under: Patient Care Tagged With: emotional support, family and patient support, how-to, nurse, nurses, personal experience

Communication Tips – Patients and Their Support Systems

August 31, 2021 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN 1 Comment

Communication Tips - Patients and Their Support Systems

Struggling with communication with your patients? These communication tips – Patients and their support systems can help.

Filed Under: Podcasts Tagged With: communication, communication tips for nurses, family and patient support, patient care, patient education, patient tips

How to Deal with Family Members (Who Are Not Mad At You)

March 26, 2019 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

Season 4 Episode 1 - How to Deal with Family Members (Who Are Not Mad At You) Show Notes

So, how do you deal with the family members… like, normally? How do you meet their expectations and work together as a team? We discuss routine communication points with typical family members who are engaged and want to be part of a patient’s care, and how you as a fresh RN can speak to them with confidence.

Filed Under: Podcasts Tagged With: family and patient support, Family members, how to deal with family members, new nurse

When Your Patient Starts Crying

December 31, 2015 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN 1 Comment

When Your Patient Starts Crying

One of the first questions you may ask yourself in your nursing career is “What to do when a patient starts crying.” Everyone has their own forte’, and for some, providing emotional support to people in crisis can be an OMG WHAT DO I DO moment. It can be uncomfortable. It can be weird. It […]

Filed Under: Mental Wellness and Self Care for Nurses, New Grad Nurse, New Nurse, Patient Care Tagged With: death and dying, difficult situations, emotional support, Encouragement, family and patient support, helpful hints, how-to, patient deaths

Something You’re Dying to Talk About

September 15, 2014 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN 1 Comment

Being a critical care nurse, I’ve witnessed quite a few people pass away.  I’ve assisted in taking people off of the ventilator to allow them to pass naturally.  I’ve cared for patients that are donating their organs.  I’ve been there for people when they take their last breath because their loved ones could not bear […]

Filed Under: New Grad Nurse, New Nurse, Patient Care Tagged With: dealing with patient deaths, death and dying, difficult situations, family and patient support, patient stories

Sitting Down for Your Patient

May 23, 2014 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN 1 Comment

I went to NTI in Denver, Colorado this last week.  For those of you that don’t know, it’s an annual national conference for critical care nurses.  And it’s awesome. I went to a lot of sessions.  Some on brain death, some on vasoactive drips, on sepsis, and hyponatremia.. but the ones that hit me the hardest […]

Filed Under: Patient Care, Professional Development for Nurses Tagged With: death and dying, difficult situations, education, emotional support, family and patient support, patient care

Guest Blog Post: A Wedding in Intensive Care

March 14, 2014 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

A few days ago, a Twitter bud of mine, @Terimedwards tweeted: Y’all. We had a wedding in the ICU so a man could see his grandson get married before he dies. #beautiful @NurseEyeRoll And this immediately made me emotional.  And immediately made me want her to tell us the story!  Teri was gracious enough to […]

Filed Under: Patient Care Tagged With: death and dying, family and patient support, guest posts, patient stories, stories

Insider Info: What Your Nurse Wants You to Know

February 5, 2014 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

When you’re in the hospital, it’s easy to forget that the people who take care of you do care. Nurses and doctors have dedicated their lives to helping people like you during moments of crisis, so they can often be quite busy. But they also want to connect with you as a person. You’re human […]

Filed Under: Patient Care Tagged With: amz, family and patient support, patient education, patient tips, personal experience

When Patients Die – A Guide For Nurses

September 23, 2013 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

When Patients Die - A Guide For Nurses.

How do you react and heal when patients die? This is a sad and emotionally difficult experience for every nurse. And this guide will help you prepare for it or heal from it. When Patients Die – A Sad Reality for Nurses If this hasn’t happened in your young nursey career, it will at some […]

Filed Under: Patient Care Tagged With: difficult situations, family and patient support, patient deaths

Comfort Care Conversations

September 10, 2013 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN Leave a Comment

Comfort Care Conversations

It’s a tough world out there. We’ve all been dealing with the chaos from COVID-19. Wherever you live, you have to deal with overcrowding, poverty, pollution problems caused by people, and machines that weren’t made for living in a city environment. Life can be difficult, but it will always get better. Some pressures and responsibilities […]

Filed Under: Patient Care Tagged With: difficult situations, emotional support, family and patient support

Dealing With Difficult Families

September 8, 2013 By Kati Kleber, MSN RN 2 Comments

You know it's bad when the first thing the nurse says in report is that the patient is fine but the family.... Let's talk about difficult families.

You know it’s bad when the first thing the nurse says in report is that the patient is fine but the family…. Let’s talk about difficult families.

Filed Under: Patient Care Tagged With: difficult situations, emotional support, family and patient support, patient education

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