Symptom Management
First line medication class for dyspnea
What are opioids?
The provincial organization that advocates for PC in ON?
What is HPCO?
Founder of the self-compassion movement
Who is Kristin Neff?
The team member that is working on their PhD.
Who is Elise Skinner?
Who is Balfour Mount?
Little evidence for this for constipation
What is Ducosate Sodium/Colace?
The gov't agency responsible for PC in ON?
What is the OPCN?
Focusing awareness on the present moment
What is mindfulness?
The team member who travels most to Calgary.
Who is Genevieve Lalumiere?
ID SDM and conversations about values, beliefs and wishes
What is ACP?
What is a SRK?
Mandated nursing positions established in 1992.
What is PPSMC?
Impatience, insomnia and distractibility are signs of this.
What is burnout / caregiver fatigue /struggling
The team member that has been on the team the longest.
Who is Bride Holland?
Latin word meaning "to cloak"
What is palliative?
90% of cancer patients will have this symptom
What is fatigue?
Role to support implementation of Adult MoC in the community.
What is the clinical coach?
Body, mind and spirit
What is holistic?
The newest member of the team.
Number of buildings with hospice beds in Champlain region?
What is 9?
Gabapentin, Buscopan and Haldol may be used to treat this symptom.
What is Hiccoughs?
The next MoC to be implemented in ON
What is Adults in Acute Care?
We all need 150 minutes of this per week.
What is exercise?
A Nurse Specialized in Wound, Ostomy and Continence (NSWOC)
Who is Melanie Spencley?
National repository for palliative care information.
What is Canadian Virtual Hospice?