Ann J. Brady, MSN, RN-BC, CHPN

This case illustrates how easy it is to jump over “the space between” your patient’s question and your response, and why a pause before answering is important.

A frantic phone call illustrates 2 concepts in communication that many nurses have had to experience: How to help someone accept what they don’t want to accept.

Two nurse consultants share their perspectives on answering a few common difficult questions family members may have when their loved one is at the end of life.

This patient case demonstrates the challenge of remotely communicating when a patient’s family confuses the medical meaning with the social meaning of the words used to explain the patient’s condition.

“It would be so much easier if he wasn’t able to make his own decisions.” This showstopper statement was made by the wife of a dying man. That morning Dan told our team he didn’t want to go back on the ventilator no matter what anyone said. “One time is enough. My cancer is going…

The uncertainty experienced due to COVID can be used to better understand the loss a patient with cancer faces after diagnosis.

To build resiliency while facing the challenges of COVID-19, nurses should keep this variation of an old adage close to heart: “Treat yourself as you treat others.”

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed how we communicate with co-workers, patients, and ourselves, as well as how we adapt to changes.

Inspirational words can help patients with cancer and their loved ones rally, but sometimes what is needed is reflective questioning to help them acknowledge how exhausting the fight is for the patient.

Ann Brady suggests a way to help patients who are asked to make a decision between two difficult options.