End of Life Guideline Series

A Compilation of Barbara Karnes Booklets

De: Barbara Karnes RN

Narrado por: Barbara Karnes RN

Want to learn more about caring for someone at end of life? Discover the End of Life Guideline Series by Barbara Karnes. It is a compilation of five of our most popular hospice and palliative care books that prepares its listeners for the natural, normal process of dying and grief.

The series includes, A Time to Live: Living with a Life Threatening Illness, for the newly diagnosed facing a life limiting illness. It addresses issues of comfort, nutrition, and sleep as they relate to the palliative care patient. It provides guidance to help them live the best life they can within the confines of their body and disease. Gone From My Sight: The Dying Experience with over 35 million copies sold, the "Hospice Blue Book" is the most beloved and widely used resource of its kind. This booklet guides the family through the stages of the dying process over months, weeks, days, and hours.

The Eleventh Hour: A Caring Guideline For the Hours to Minutes Before Death explains what to do and how to care for your loved one during the end of life process. Pain at End of Life: What You Need to Know About End of Life Comfort and Pain Management is intended for families and professionals dealing with narcotics and pain management as end of life approaches. Addresses fear of overdosing and addiction, around the clock administration, standardized dosages, uses of morphine, and more.

My Friend, I Care: The Grief Experience addresses the normal process of grief while offering suggestions for moving forward into living. Like all of Barbara's work, the information is conveyed in a simple, direct yet gentle manner. You can find comfort in these books even years after the death of a loved one, as we often have unresolved questions and concerns. Listen here.

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Understanding the process

This book was referred to us by my cousins. This book allowed us to understand the dying process, and what our responsibilities are when our loved one is transitioning between their current life to their heavenly life. Chapter 2 was our situation. We praised & worshipped with my mom for 4 hrs. Before she transitioned, the Lord was present & brought my mom's lifeless body back for only seconds. Her body rose up from a laying position twice & her arm rose up in prayer. Then she layed back & passed away. Recommended reading for understandkng death & preparation. Excellent

The best

This author provides no-b.s. information in a gentle, unassuming, and accessible way. I was able to listen while caring for a dying parent, and it was GOLD. Everyone needs this series, because we will all be faced with caring for a loved one, and managing grief, and all of this series provides context that we don’t consider, with zero judgment and all love. A fabulous balance of strategies and empathy.

Helpful

This book was very helpful. Author seemed knowledgeable caring and empathetic. This book explained a lot to help prepare for something that’s the most difficult journey anyone can go through.

Vital Information

I heard this pamphlet series recommended on the Ologies podcast by a scholar of death and dying. It is evident that the scholar recommended these readings because they are so clear, honest, accessible, and compassionate. I have a loved one who is in the process of dying, and I very much appreciate the insights in this collection of little books.

Quick and compassionate insight regarding many aspects of end of life.

Concise, compassionate and practical. Care givers and care receivers will benefit this series. Highly recommend.