NP cherishes "sacred encounters" with elderly patients
Gerontological nurse practitioner Laura Rodriguez says she has been blessed to have had many "sacred encounters" with her elderly patients, when they talk about death, afterlife and their beliefs. She makes house calls around Santa Rosa, Calif., where she learns about her patients' medical conditions, along with their life stories.
Press Democrat (Santa Rosa, Calif.), The | 10/31
This story published in AANP SmartBrief on 11/02/2009
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