Tag Archives: Caring

Reflections on caring for parents with dementia

A guest column by the American College of Physicians, exclusive to KevinMD. My mother recently died at 94 years of age.  This followed the death of my father around 5 years ago at the age of 88 years.  Although both of my parents lived long and generally healthy lives, each developed progressive, severe, and prolonged… Read More: Reflections on caring for parents with dementia »

Quality Caring in Nursing and Health Systems: Implications for Clinicians, Educators, and Leaders, 2nd Edition (Duffy, Quality Caring in Nursing)

First Edition named an AJN Book of the Year! “Joanne Duffy makes a compelling argument in this book that relationships have been marginalized and no longer serve as the central organizing principle of health services√ñThis book resonates with a virtual groundswell of findings regarding the importance of relationships for organizational performance and for human wellbeing.”… Read More: Quality Caring in Nursing and Health Systems: Implications for Clinicians,… »