By Jane A Malkoff MSN RN NP I know many wonderful people with good reason to have burn out from efforts to provide quality care to a loved one. It is not only health care workers who get compassion fatigue. Compassion fatigue as defined...
What follows is a favorite of mine by Bernadette Noll. I hope you enjoy it too! I Want to Age Like Sea Glass I want to age like sea glass. Smoothed by tides, not broken. I want the currents of life to toss me around, shake me up and...
Being a Care Giver 101 The basics of successful caregiving includes; Gently letting the person receiving care know you have arrived to start the day/shift Greeting the person receiving care before you greet others Approaching the work...
My Dad is a Super Star By Jane Malkoff MSN RN NP I was going to say my dad is a superhero but that sounds like fiction. My dad is a super star, for real! Born in 1931 and nearing his 88th birthday I could carry on about him as many...
Locating Quality Care By Jane A Malkoff MSN RN NP Positioning one’s self to receive quality care is a must. We all want to be positioned to locate quality care in the health care system - from home care to primary care office visits to...
Defining Care Quality By Jane A Malkoff MSN RN NP The definition of “quality” as either objective or subjective is a matter of much debate. I consider “care quality” objective because there are standards by which to measure it. However,...