Monthly Archives: April 2021

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  Why the Patient Experience Matters:
  My Story with UMC

  Guest blog written by Adam Carpenter Something BIG is happening at the University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (UMC)! They decided to change their philosophy and practice surrounding patient-centered care.

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  The Patient Experience: How to Set the Stage for Recovery

  Let’s talk about the patient experience! The movement is over a decade old, has been described from various perspectives, yet remains a challenge to actually define and operationalize. My goal

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  Patient Safety: Now and Always

  To a patient, safety is an assumption. The idea that they are unsafe when they are sick enough to even go to an emergency room or be admitted to a

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  Compassionate Leadership: The Time is Now, and the Need is Urgent

  We make many demands of our nurses. We expect their clinical knowledge and practice to be informed by the best research, their response to our needs to be immediate, and

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  A Pandemic of Loneliness: Long-Term Care During COVID-19

  To talk about long-term care (LTC) facilities during this pandemic calls for an acknowledgment of the many nurses, aides, administrators, housekeepers, and others that care for our most fragile elders

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  Virtual reality for Non-Pharmaceutical Pain Management

  At a recent workshop, I presented on pain and the patient experience an exasperated participant asked, “What can I do for my patient who is screaming for more pain medication

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  Honoring Dr. Leland R. Kaiser’s Legacy of Healing Health Care

  If we are fortunate in our pursuit of meaningful work, we will find a mentor, a leader who will help us find our way. A guide who will let us

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  Thanksgiving is About Loving Kindness

  Thanksgiving is about giving and gratitude, emphasis on the giving. And, this past year has brought about great changes in the world and right here at The C.A.R.E. Channel. Some

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  Palliative Care and Hospice: Walking With Us To the End of the Path

  Years pass without much notice, especially as an adult child realizing how our parents age. For us, they seem to stay the same for years and years… then, as if

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  Health and Healthcare in India

  My recent trip to India was not my first one. In 2002, I went to Delhi and was driven to Agra to see the Taj Mahal.  Every other trip has

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