Pallimed Roundup: The Best Advice

The editors of Pallimed are proud to announce a new editorial feature: Pallimed Roundup. In these articles we will publish a collection of quotes culled from palliative care professionals around the world. < br / > < h2 > < i > Looking back on the early days in your hospice and palliative career, what is the best advice you received? < /i > < /h2 > < br / > < b > “Best advice - find a mentor and be a mentor!” < /b > < br / > – Shirley Otis-Green, MSW, MA, ACSW, LCSW, OSW-C < br / > Twitter: @sotisgreen < br / > < br / > < b > Learn from your patients... < /b > < br / > < br / > “Thinking back to all of the wonderful mentors I had over the years, I always go back to my very best mentors---patients and their caregivers! < br / > < br / > Early in my hospice and palliative nursing career, I cared for a young woman, ' Mary, ' in the final days of her advanced cancer. During the time she spent as an inpatient on our palliative care service, Mary ' s husband, and often other family, remained at her bedside continuously. & nbsp; Each morning as I ' rounded ' to assess Mary ' s status, comfort, and answer questions regarding goals of care, I observed, and felt, the growing sadness and realization of this family as they experienced imminent loss and struggled to say goodbye. < br / > < br / > Following Mary ' s death, as I was saying my own goodbye to her husband and family, he said, ' We want to thank you for giving us such hope. ' < br / > < br / > I was taken aback as I m...
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