42: Hospice and End-of-Life with Jules Stracquadanio

Dr. Lakelyn is joined by RN Jules Stracquadanio to talk about the difficult topic of end-of-life and hospice care. Together, they’ll unravel common misconceptions and discuss how to navigate these sensitive conversations.


Episode highlights include:


The importance of discussing end-of-life wishes to preserve 


Understand the misconceptions and realities of hospice care


The benefits of hospice care for the individual and their families 


Resources to support individuals and families at the end-of-life


Helpful links from the episode:


The Five Wishes: fivewishes.org


The Conversation Project: theconversationproject.org


The Death Deck: thedeathdeck.com


National Alliance for Care at Home: www.caringinfo.org


Hospice Foundation of America: hospicefoundation.org


Book: Gone From My Sight: The Dying Experience by Barbara Karnes


Book: The Eleventh Hour: A Caring Guideline for the Hours to Minutes Before Death by Barbara Karnes


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