Re-christened, by Verónica Rojas
My dear friends:This week I'd like to share with you the summary of a story wrote some time ago by Pilar Sordo, a psychologist well-known in Chile."I see a wonderful family worry about the hairstyle of [...]
A picture is worth a thousand words
It is not possible to do this, and nurses are the first.It is very easy and it takes very few time. Closer to greet, to say how patient is today, get a smile to relatives [...]
Interview with Concha Zaforteza and Gabi Heras: HUMANIZING INTENSIVE CARE
Hola a tod@s: It´s for me an honor to spread the interview which Aitor Lourido, the press officer of SEMICYUC, did to Concha Zaforteza and Gabi Heras during the last Congress. Thanks so much, I hope that you should [...]
Dying with Dignity in the Intensive Care Unit
Hola a tod@s, my beloved rogue. Published yesterday in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), I share this review article with title Dying with Dignity in the Intensive Care Unit signed by the doctors Deborah [...]
The 4 elements every ICU Needs, now in Spanish!
Hi all, my dear friends. Today double post, since approaching the summer time, to share with you a very special video of the European society of intensive care (ESICM). A few weeks ago they published [...]
We continue with questions…
Hi all, my beloved rogue. Today I want to introduce you Jose Manuel Velasco, for my he has been one of the revelations of the Congress. As I told you, I was impressed by his [...]
Family Centered Intensive Care: Lorette Gijsbers
Hello everybody, my dear rogue! As you know that IC-HU Project is International, I would like to introduce you Lorette Gijsbers, Critical Care Nurse in The Netherlands and founder of Linkedin Group "Family Centered Intensive Care". Dear [...]
Patients with special needs
All of us have heard about people with Asperger's Syndrome, PDD (pervasive developmental disorder), ADHD (with or without Hyperactivity Attention Deficit Disorder) and autism. But only a few know their characteristics and, much less, how they are going to react [...]
Spanish Nurses, stressed and burned-out
Hola a tod@s my beloved rogue! Although the article was written in 2012, I think that it is totally valid.The health care workers get sick to try that people do not.I want to share this [...]
The bases of the ICU Humanization
Hola a tod@s, my dear rogue: Without a doubt, this has been a special Congress for many reasons. Congratulations again to the Organization, which has certainly been at the height of the magnitude of the [...]