Archive for September 8th, 2010
Disease-specific advance care planning: Conversations emphasize patient preferences and provide clarity
[Oncology Nurse Advisor, Sept. 1, 2010] Advance care planning (ACP) discussions are not sufficiently incorporated into the care of oncology patients. Studies have consistently found that patients with late-stage cancer have a low rate of completing advance directives (ADs). Yet even the completion of ADs or appointment of proxies may be insufficient to address end-of-life [...]
Posted: September 8th, 2010, 1:27 pm under Allina Home & Community Services, Magazines, Oncology Nurse Advisor, _.
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In labor at work, Mom gives birth in ambulance
[WCCO 4 News, Sept. 3, 2010] Although her baby girl wasn’t due for two weeks, Brooke Jensen started having contractions while at work in Columbia Heights, Minnesota, last Wednesday. Her co-workers called an ambulance. The ambulance crew, which included Allina EMT Rick Swedlund and Allina Paramedic Matt Miron, soon realized the baby was breech, meaning [...]
Posted: September 8th, 2010, 8:58 am under Allina Medical Transportation, TV News, Unity Hospital, WCCO-TV, _.
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