Dr. Tom Mouser, MD Chief Medical Officer EveryStep Hospice Dr. Mouser explains why he finds Macy Catheter administration to be more dignified, comfortable, and effective than sublingual. “Unsure when they start to hear about the rectal route, the minute that it is...
Brian Hargrave Hospice Team Director and Spiritual Counselor EveryStep (Centerville) Brian relays how the Macy Catheter helped his own mother pass comfortably and in the setting of her choice. He then offers advice to nurses who are wondering how to introduce the Macy...
Dr. Amy James, MD Medical Director Tara L. Kerscher, RN Home Care Nurse Ida A. Fameree, RN Inpatient Residence Nurse Angie L. Ott, RN, CHPN Nursing Educator & AHA BLS Instructor Clinical staff at Unity Hospice discuss how the Macy Catheter empowered nurses and...
Melissa Snodgrass-Wold, LPN Hospice Nurse Hospice of the Northwest Melissa discusses how the Macy Catheter compares to the sublingual route regarding comfort, dignity, and efficacy. She also discusses how families react to introduction of the rectal route. The Rectal...
Deana Chitamber, RN, CHPN Hospice Nurse Kaiser Hospice – Roseville Deana shares how she used the Macy Catheter for the first time when she took care of her own brother. She reflects on the regret she feels because she did not use it in the past for many patients whom...
