Episode # 7: Death and Dying from the Perspective of a Hospice Nurse - An Interview with Hospice Nurse Penny

Grass Roots Health

In episode # 7, host Tim Jordan interviews Hospice Nurse Penny Hawkins-Smith about her perspective on death and dying. During this fascinating interview, they discuss many topics including the recommended educational and training path to become a hospice nurse; the challenges involved for families in letting their dying loved one decide how much they want to eat or drink; myths of hospice care; the death rattle; how the dying often rally right before death; how the dying often see or reach for people or things in the room; weird things experienced in hospice care; and whether Hospice Nurse Penny believes that death is a door or a wall. Be sure to listen to this excellent conversation!

Associated Resources

• Article: Why many doctors still find it difficult to talk about dying with patients. Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ), 2019 January 7; 191:E22-3. doi: 10.1503/cmaj.109-569 Link to article below:

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6312518/#:~:text=Some%20struggle%20with%20the%20limitations,lead%20in%20opening%20a%20dialogue.

• The accompanying blog post: https://1795group.com/adding-life-to-ones-remaining-days/

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The founder and Director of the 1795 Group is Dr. Timothy R. Jordan. He has been a health educator (grades 6-12), Assistant High School Principal, Associate Director of Graduate Medical Education for a large health care system, and a Professor of Public Health for the past 23 years. He has earned more than 80 peer-reviewed publications and 90 peer-reviewed presentations. Dr. Jordan’s areas of research include end-of-life, reducing racial/ethnic health disparities, health behavior change, chronic disease prevention, and smoking prevention and cessation.