Traumatic Events Can Create Moral Dilemmas Many people struggle with feelings of guilt and regret after traumatic events, wondering what, if anything, they could have done differently, or how they could have prevented events, or how they will live with what happened. Part of this struggle may involve wrestling with moral questions, especially if they […]
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Sleep Difficulties Difficulty sleeping is a common problem for people suffering from PTSD. Between insomnia and nightmares, they get very little restful sleep. When someone has an extended period of inadequate sleep, it takes a serious toll on the body’s health. It’s impossible to “make up” all the hours of lost sleep in one extended
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Anger and Trauma When faced with an extreme threat, people often respond with anger. The energy produced by anger helps the person shift their attention, thoughts, and actions away from a threat to survival. Anger is also a common response when a person feels they are treated unjustly or betrayed by others. Early childhood abuse
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What is Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) PTSD is a mental health condition caused by an extremely stressful or terrifying event – either being part of it or witnessing it. Common symptoms include flashbacks, nightmares, severe anxiety, and uncontrollable thoughts about the event. Examples of events include, but are not limited to: Witnessing a violent encounter
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Inpatient and Outpatient Differences Did you ever wonder why outpatient or inpatient procedures had different codes? Or better yet, why did you enter one door if you came for outpatient care and another for inpatient, but performed the same therapy once inside the building? Outpatient and inpatient care are billed differently and have distinct legal
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I received the newsletter referenced below this week (October 22, 2025). I found the Public Health Department’s plan to utilize faith-based organizations as a source for providing health care services to be particularly interesting. They reference how, during the COVID-19 pandemic, many faith-based organizations provided clinics and care services. Unfortunately, Virginia has not kept pace
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Higher Power For many people, belief in a power greater than themself provides a sense of comfort, hope, connection, and belonging. Suppose this power is a spiritual being that is powerful, protective, loving, wise, ever-present, provides healing, rescues, gives direction, knows everything, and can do it all. In that case, it provides a very positive
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Patient Faith I’ve known for years that hospital patients who had faith often had greater peace in times of great struggle than those who did not. My patients who faced high-risk surgery, cancer patients close to death, and families waiting for news regarding the outcome of a code often gathered in prayer, holding each other
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Have you heard anyone say, “Jesus is coming back, again,” “The ‘End times’ are getting closer,” or “The Rapture could happen at any time?” Do you have any idea what they are talking about? Two Returns Before Jesus died, he told us that he was going away to prepare a place (heaven) for us (his
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The following caregiver videos are taken from YouTube. These videos are just a sample of what is available, but they give you a way to see techniques firsthand, including how to administer an enema and manage incontinence. How to Give a Soap Suds Enema Administration Produced by RegisteredNurseRN **************************************** AARP Family Caregiving Series: Managing Incontinence:
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The following caregiver videos are taken from YouTube. These are just a sample of what is available there but they give you a way of seeing firsthand, how to do urinary catheterizations, manage foley catheterizations, and if you need to do, self-catheterizations, how to do that as well. In hospitals, regulations require that indwelling urinary
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