Episode Five: Don’t Be A Hero

The Hospice Nursing Podcast

For today’s show I discuss my own challenges with my hero complex, and how we can all get away from trying to be the hero in someone else’s story.

Click HERE to read the Avoiding Hospice Burnout series.

It is completely natural to become a central figure in the life of our dying patients and their family members. We have a lot of knowledge to share, and we have a lot of solutions to common problems.
It is our job to empower our caregivers and help them become the hero of the story.

Here are the 3 main tips I provide in this episode to help set up our caregivers as the hero.

1. Focus on intentions, not results
   1. Please recognize your caregiver’s intentions
   2. Everyone has different levels of competency
   3. Reinforce good behavior
   4. Downplay mistakes
2. Never be critical of your caregiver
   1. Many caregivers are emotionally fragile
   2. It’s our job to coach them up
3. Turn off your work phone after hours
   1. Give out your number, but make a fuss about it
   2. Help the caregiver and family become comfortable with the entire team
   3. You cannot be on call for your patients around the clock

As promised here is a link to a YouTube video helping you learn how to use google voice.

Click HERE to watch on YouTube.
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