End of life education resources for families and professionals

With over 30 million sold the "Little Blue Book" is the first, most beloved and widely used resource of its kind. Written by American hospice pioneer Barbara Karnes, RN, Gone From My Sight explains the signs of approaching death from disease and old age.

Booklet - Gone From My Sight: The Dying Experience French Translation

End of life education for families & professionals

Hospice Pioneer Barbara Karnes, RN, offers compassionate end‑of‑life education designed to guide families and professionals through the final stages of life.

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End of Life Guideline Series informs people on how to live with a life-threatening illness, what to expect when someone is dying, what to do to help, managing pain, how to address the fear of death and dying and how to grieve.

End of Life Guideline Series: A Compilation of Barbara Karnes Booklets

$15.00

Gone From My Sight: The Dying Experience

$4.00

The Eleventh Hour: A Caring Guideline for the Hours to Minutes Before Death

$4.00

There is much fear and misconception surrounding pain management at end of life. Pain at End of Life addresses, in fifth grade, non-medical terminology: pain as it relates to the dying process fear of overdosing and addiction standardized dosages around the clock administration laxatives uses of morphine sedation as it relates to dying supplemental therapies

Pain at End of Life: What You Need to Know About End of Life Comfort and Pain Management

$4.00

How Do I Know You? Dementia at the End of Life

$4.00

Excellent! This series of books are so helpful for the caregiver, the Loved One and the Loved Ones family! Reading together daily is so comforting! Thanks!

Grover S.

Hospice had given me this booklet when my father was dying of leukemia it helped us understand what his body was going through towards the end of his life.

Cynthia R.

I ordered a copy of each of Barbara Karnes' books. I find them all to be beautifully written and easy to understand. What an invaluable gift she has made in bringing such helpful information to readers in compassionate, bite-size pieces. Thank you!

Mary K.

Books arrived in a couple weeks and I grabbed almost every print. These will be helpful for me as I dive deeper into my Death Doula role. Thank you!!

Shelly P.

Read what caregivers and families are saying about our resources.

“There’s a normal, natural way of dying. My materials are written to guide and support anyone who is addressing end of life situations. The goal is to help people have a positive experience so families will have a sacred memory to carry with them.”

- Barbara Karnes, RN

About Barbara

“There’s a normal, natural way of dying. My materials are written to guide and support anyone who is addressing end of life situations. The goal is to help people have a positive experience so families will have a sacred memory to carry with them.”

- Barbara Karnes, RN

About Barbara

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New Rules for End of Life Care DVD Kit

Caring for someone as they approach the end of their life is not the same as caring for someone who is going to get better. Unfortunately, most people don't know this. Barbara Karnes, RN created "New Rules For End of Life Care" an educational kit that teaches people how to care for their loved one during the end of their life.

Whether the patient is at home, in a nursing home or hospital this kit will give you the valuable information you need to understand the dying process.

Package includes 25 Minute DVD supplement and two Booklet supplements.

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