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Talking About End-Of-Life Issues I have found that it has been important for me to have discussions with my parents about their end-of-life wishes. For me these have not been uncomfortable discussions and my parents have seemed to almost welcome the opportunity to discuss their wishes. As I nurse I was surprised by how my parents had a different understanding of what was being said in an advanced directive document than my understanding. . . . keep reading Choosing An Executor: It Might Be Best If It Is Not The Primary Family Caregiver As the family caregiver you may get involved in helping your family member make the decision about choosing an executor. You may even need to be the person that brings up this topic. However, you may not necessarily be the best person to be the executor. As the family caregiver, you may be too emotionally involved or not have the time that is needed for this important role. . . . keep reading Why Family Caregiver Records Are So Important? You make your job so much easier when you are getting ready to go to a medical appointment if you have kept daily or weekly records of your family member's needs or changes. Having a record book that contains important facts, information, questions that have occurred along the way will be extremely beneficial. The information about health issues and quality of life concerns will be in one place and you can easily grab this notebook when you are leaving for a medical appointment. . . . keep reading The perils of the hand-off One of the most dangerous times in hospital care is the "hand-off". The hand-off is the transition from one caregiver or treatment team to another. The discharge hand-off certainly ranks up there as being a critical episode in a patient's care. However there are other dangerous hand-offs throughout a patient's journey through the health care system. . . . keep reading More