Tip of the Month Each month, the PERT Program presents a piece of advice or information that we believe will be valuable to nurses and nursing aides working in long-term care. Often, these "tips" address questions concerning clinical practice. Below are the Tips of the Month that have been offered to date. June 2006: ELNEC and the Future of the PERT Curriculum New! May 2006: Online Educational Materials on Palliative Care Topics March 2006: Working with African American Residents and Families February 2006: Pharmaceutical Assistance Programs January 2006: Book Review: Textbook of Palliative Nursing November 2005: Treatment of Opioid-Induced Sedation October 2005: Putting the PERT Curriculum to Use September 2005: Caring for Patients with Advanced Liver Disease August 2005: Naloxone for Relief of Constipation July 2005: Palliative Oral Care June 2005: Behavioral Symptoms in Cognitive Disorders: Part II May 2005: The Importance of CNAs to Ensuring High Quality Palliative Care in Nursing Homes April 2005: Behavioral Symptoms in Cognitive Disorders: Part I March 2005: The Vioxx® Debacle February 2005: Evidence-Based Practice January 2005: Nearing Death Awareness December 2004: The Use of Nebulized Medications for the Treatment of Dyspnea November 2004: The Use of Neuroleptics in Delirium October 2004: Film and Book Resources about the End of Life September 2004: Management of Neuropathic Pain August 2004: Neuropathic Pain July 2004: Prescribing Methadone for the Opioid-Naïve Nursing Home Resident June 2004: Methadone Use in Opioid-Tolerant Residents May 2004: An Overview of the Analgesic Methadone April 2004: End-of-life Resources for Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses and Registered Nurses March 2004: End-of-life Resources for Nursing Assistants February 2004: Impact of Pain on Natural Killer Cell Activity January 2004: Putting PERT into Practice December 2003: Working with Families November 2003: Opioid Administration at the End of Life October 2003: A Grief of One's Own September 2003: NSAID Use in the Elderly August 2003: Complementary Therapies July 2003: Spiritual Care At The End Of Life: "Where Do I Begin?" June 2003: Calculating Equianalgesic And Breakthrough Opioid Dosing May 2003: Self Care for Nursing Home Staff April 2003: Team Building March 2003: The Use of Methylphenidate (Ritalin®, Concerta®) in Geriatric Palliative Care February 2003: Hospice Levels of Care December 2002: Cultural Assessment November 2002: Rectal Administration of Medications