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Ten Commandments for Parents of Handicapped Children:"This was circulated to the CSHCN national listserv by Kristina Moreland who offered to share it. Take one day at a time, and take that day positively. You don't have control over the future, over today, or over any other day, and neither does anyone else. Other people just think they do."
http://nncf.unl.edu/family/sharing/tencommand.html
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Ten Commandments for the Management of ALS, Dr. Forbes H. Norris, Jr.:"The optimal management of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Motor Neuron Disease (MND) patient, requires adherence to several principles. One: "Leave No Stone Unturned." The diagnosis must be made by experts and confirmed independently, since the diagnosis is entirely clinical and objective laboratory testing is lacking. The Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) type of MND is usually fatal and each patient deserves expert confirmation."
http://www.focusonals.com/coping.htm...ent%20of%20ALS
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Ten commandments for the care of terminally ill patients - Editorial, American Family Physician, March 1, 1998 by James R. Whitten:"One criticism of physicians is our difficulty in responding to the emotional circumstances of patients who are terminally ill. Working as a consultation-liaison psychiatrist for many years, I have had an opportunity to assist physicians from all specialities in attending their patients who are terminally ill. Even the most thoughtful physicians struggle with issues that arise during their care of dying patients. I am not referring here to euthanasia or assisted suicide of the terminally ill,[1] but rather the entire emotional climate that surrounds this final process when everything that can be done medically is being done."
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articl...57/ai_20460455
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A Decalogue: Ten Commandments for the Concerned Caregiver, by Rabbi Earl A. Grollman:"Grieving is hard work-- work that tears at you in so many ways. Grief taxes every part of you-- body, soul and spirit. And when loss comes after a prolonged illness you may feel that you have twice as much work. And in many ways, you do-- for you are grieving both during and after the illness. There really are no commandments in grief. But I offer this decalogue, a list of ten recommendations, to help sustain your spirit as you grieve. For those of you who are not family members or friends, but formal caregivers-- nurses, doctors, clergy, counselor-- this decalogue is for you, too. Your calling is not only to minister in whatever way to the spirit of others-- you also grieve, and you must sustain your spirit. Only by struggling with your own healing can you help others heal."
http://www.npr.org/programs/death/re...ays/groll.html
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Olivia Shares 'Ten Commandments' For Treatment of Young Patients by Carole H. Bartoo:"Monique Olivia McIntyre, who prefers to be called Olivia, seems like a typical 8 year old. She's from Washington, D.C. where she attends second grade. She loves the color purple, teasing her brother and sister, and riding a bike. But Olivia is far from typical in the task she is undertaking —changing how doctors treat children. Last year, Olivia had an experience few children have. She became seriously ill with a life-threatening and rare disorder. Olivia spent two months in the National Children's Hospital in Washington, D.C., battling a blood disease called Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)."
Vanderbilt Children's Hospital
2200 Children's Way | Nashville, Tennessee 37232
615.936.1000
http://www.vanderbiltchildrens.com/i...r.php?mid=1305
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The Ten Commandments of Airway Management, Gordon Brock, MD, CCFP & Francesco Carli MD, MPhil, FRCA:"1. Remain Calm Yourself ! I know it's rough out there, but you can't work if you panic. 2. The First Priority Is ALWAYS, ALWAYS, BAG-MASK VENTILATION. DON'T RUSH TO INTUBATE!."
http://www.enw.org/AirwayCommandments.htm
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The ten commandments of caring for patients after open heart surgery. Home Healthc Nurse:"Ten major issues must be addressed when providing home care services for patients recovering from open heart surgery. Filled with tips for patients and nurses, the "10 Commandments" present a creative way for nurses to teach patients as well as use this framework in individual care plans and agency clinical paths."
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/q...;dopt=Abstract
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The Ten Commandments of Pain Management, Modified from Robert W. Twycross, Practical Palliative Care Today:"Thou shalt believe the patient's report of pain. Thou shalt assess and reassess the patient's response to pain interventions."
http://www3.us.elsevierhealth.com/WO...enCommandments
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The Ten Commandments of Risk Management By David S. Rubsamen, M.D., LL.B*:"The great majority of medical malpractice cases reflect fact situations that are repetitive. The restlessness of the anesthetized patient is interpreted as a reaction to light anesthesia rather than a response to hypoxemia; the feverish and listless infant with a poor suck is treated in a routine manner and the diagnosis of meningitis is not considered; the 32-year-old male with chest pain that is typical for an impending infarction is treated for muscle strain because he is "too young" to have a heart attack, etc., etc. Just as these specific errors keep turning up, there are broad generalizations which encompass a large fraction of the settlements or adverse verdicts which physicians experience each year."
http://www.cap-mpt.com/riskmanagement/tencommand.html
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Top Ten Strategies for Wildly Effective Stress Management, Counseling and Psychological Service (CAPS):"Take better control of the way you're spending your time and energy so you can handle stress more effectively."
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
919-966-2281
http://caps.unc.edu/MStress.html
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The Second Ten Commandments, Religious & Inspirational Poems:
http://www.nursefriendly.com/nursing...mmandments.htm
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Ten Commandments As Seen By A Child. Inspirational Poems, Touching Stories:"My hands are small; please don't expect perfection whenever I make a bed, draw a picture, or throw a ball. My legs are short; please slow down so that I can keep up with you."
http://www.4nursing.com/inspirationa...y-a-child.html
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Ten Commandments of Care, Nursing Assistant Poems, Touching Stories:
http://www.nursefriendly.com/nursing...ts.of.care.htm
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