tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476621888383604834.post7618475490773748221..comments2024-02-15T03:26:38.897-05:00Comments on Health Care Organizational Ethics: Improving Nursing Home EthicsJim Sabinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03087828142188534542noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476621888383604834.post-47166287423127162312012-02-04T13:16:43.023-05:002012-02-04T13:16:43.023-05:00Hi Doris -
Thank you for your kind words. I espec...Hi Doris -<br /><br />Thank you for your kind words. I especially appreciate them because from going to your excellent website I know that you work with nursing home folks and that we share the same values.<br /><br />Best<br /><br />JimJim Sabinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03087828142188534542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476621888383604834.post-83037368881087300232012-02-04T12:21:27.431-05:002012-02-04T12:21:27.431-05:00Goodness! I'm so touched as well by this story...Goodness! I'm so touched as well by this story. This administrator has all my respect. Caring for the elderly shouldn't be just a matter of numbers and reimbursements but quality of care, compassion and true vocation. <br /><br />Thank you for this wonderful post.<br /><br />Doris<br />Www.doris-socialworker.blogspot.comHold my hand: a social worker's bloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06283197748791227012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476621888383604834.post-37682661175984867442012-02-04T11:51:18.274-05:002012-02-04T11:51:18.274-05:00Hi Tony
Thank you for your comment. Since it come...Hi Tony<br /><br />Thank you for your comment. Since it comes from someone directly involved in nursing home care, I'm honored that you found the story meaningful. I re-read the post myself, and it again made me tear up. <br /><br />Via this comment, I want to encourage readers to go to your website. I'm going to send you a separate note via email.<br /><br />Best<br /><br />JimJim Sabinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03087828142188534542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476621888383604834.post-33149914214529964652012-02-04T11:26:43.891-05:002012-02-04T11:26:43.891-05:00I think one sentence of this great story says it a...I think one sentence of this great story says it all, "the resident was cared for the way the staff was cared for". And indeed, it need not be rocket science.<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Tony Sexton<br />http://midwestsenioradvocacy.blogspot.com/Tony Sexton, Site Administratorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11486249911374010426noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476621888383604834.post-70494936587908124142012-01-22T08:37:20.371-05:002012-01-22T08:37:20.371-05:00Hi Jeannine -
Thank you for your comment. I see t...Hi Jeannine -<br /><br />Thank you for your comment. I see that you are a nurse, and nurses as a group experience the stresses of the U.S. system as much as or more than any others, given their central role in front line patient care. Over the years I've learned the term "moral distress" from nurse colleagues and the nursing literature. Sometimes that distress is from staffing reductions and increased patient to nurse ratios, and sometimes from being caught between physician-prescribed overly aggressive end-of-life treatment and a sense of the suffering the regimen imposes on the patient.<br /><br />I share your sense of respect for the leadership of this particular institution, based on the fundamental nursing values of respect and care.<br /><br />Thank you for your comment - I appreciate hearing from you!<br /><br />Best<br /><br />JimJim Sabinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03087828142188534542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476621888383604834.post-80769844995366679092012-01-21T13:45:41.706-05:002012-01-21T13:45:41.706-05:00Hi Eric
Thank you for the link. I've not yet ...Hi Eric<br /><br />Thank you for the link. I've not yet been able to upload the video, but will try again on another computer during the week. But your question points to the sad skewing of our health "system" - our big bucks go into areas of low human value while at the same time we neglect simple aspects of quality of life like those you cite. And, as you suggest, this pattern of choices about where we'll invest doesn't support front line caregivers.<br /><br />Best<br /><br />JimJim Sabinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03087828142188534542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476621888383604834.post-51143700567958181442012-01-21T12:31:00.847-05:002012-01-21T12:31:00.847-05:00This has truly touched me,on a personal level as w...This has truly touched me,on a personal level as well as on a professional one. Healthcare and its delivery has become complex over the years. Driven by a stressed economy, healthcare facilities have had to evolve as well including reductions in staff. Staff feelings of stress of having to do more with less takes it toll on the individual caregiver which is then transferred into the quality of the care provided to the client leading to unintended neglect of basic needs. It is easy to see how nursing homes, or any institution for that matter, can get get a bad reputation. We did not go into the profession with the intention of providing less than quality care, however, due to circumstances beyond our control, we may end up in doing just that leading to a moral dilemma. I admire your friend who demonstated such a moral concern for the clients and staff he was responsible for that he took the necessary steps to foster change. This is quite commendable and demonstrates a perfect example of ultimately putting the client first through proper education and support of the caregiver through actual steps and not just intention on paper. This should be a model for other institutions as well. Cudos to your friend and to you for bringing it public.<br /><br />Jeannine Hill, R.N.Jeannine Hill, R.N.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7476621888383604834.post-39721000922768195602012-01-18T22:13:24.589-05:002012-01-18T22:13:24.589-05:00Jim--this video speaks to your post. What are our...Jim--this video speaks to your post. What are our values? Is it important to us to keep our nursing home elders clean, dressed, fed, engaged; or would we rather focus our investment in studying new "me-too" drugs? What systems will better support our care-givers?<br />http://gallery.me.com/mpmsw#100025<br />"CNA Wisdom" by Michael Perkins (23 minutes).<br />Thank you.--Ericerichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16137189911651175163noreply@blogger.com