Add to ORKGThe purpose of this project was to develop a Hospice/Palliative care website for use by health care providers who are responsible for end of life decisions in an acute care facility. Up to 60% of deaths in the United States occur in acute care hospitals; of these deaths, 75% to 80% occur after decisions to forego treatments. In a survey of nurses and physicians, 55% believed that patients are sometimes overburdened by the treatments given, and more than half believed that mechanical ventilators, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, and dialysis were often used inappropriately (Synder & Quill, 2001). Physicians are often ill prepared to assist patient and families with end-of-life, especially regarding hospice care. A web site regarding hospice/pa...
In end-of-life situations, health professionals, patients and families must often make difficult dec...
The application of medical technology to prolong life at the expense of quality of life is widely de...
The purpose of advance care planning is to enable patients to make timely medical treatment decision...
Evidence and information is an integral part of the processes enabling clinical and service delivery...
Abstract Background General Practitioners and community nurses rely on easily accessible, evidence-b...
Background : General Practitioners and community nurses rely on easily accessible, evidence-based on...
Context: End-of-life communication in acute care settings can be challenging and many patients and f...
Abstract Background Resources for healthcare professionals, patients and those important to them rel...
Background: There has been widespread promotion of advance care planning in recent years, which is c...
BACKGROUND: Many people receiving palliative care wish to die at home. Often, support from family or...
Context: Over the past decade, there has been widespread adoption of end-of-life care pathways as a ...
1. An emergency department attendance represents an opportunity to set goals for care during the att...
CONTEXT: To die at the preferred site is a key principle of a good OBJECTIVES: To examine one-year s...
As members of the Church, we believe that our Heavenly Father, in His divine judgment, chooses the a...
An alarming trend in hospitals across the United States is the increased prevalence of end-of-life c...
In end-of-life situations, health professionals, patients and families must often make difficult dec...
The application of medical technology to prolong life at the expense of quality of life is widely de...
The purpose of advance care planning is to enable patients to make timely medical treatment decision...
Evidence and information is an integral part of the processes enabling clinical and service delivery...
Abstract Background General Practitioners and community nurses rely on easily accessible, evidence-b...
Background : General Practitioners and community nurses rely on easily accessible, evidence-based on...
Context: End-of-life communication in acute care settings can be challenging and many patients and f...
Abstract Background Resources for healthcare professionals, patients and those important to them rel...
Background: There has been widespread promotion of advance care planning in recent years, which is c...
BACKGROUND: Many people receiving palliative care wish to die at home. Often, support from family or...
Context: Over the past decade, there has been widespread adoption of end-of-life care pathways as a ...
1. An emergency department attendance represents an opportunity to set goals for care during the att...
CONTEXT: To die at the preferred site is a key principle of a good OBJECTIVES: To examine one-year s...
As members of the Church, we believe that our Heavenly Father, in His divine judgment, chooses the a...
An alarming trend in hospitals across the United States is the increased prevalence of end-of-life c...
In end-of-life situations, health professionals, patients and families must often make difficult dec...
The application of medical technology to prolong life at the expense of quality of life is widely de...
The purpose of advance care planning is to enable patients to make timely medical treatment decision...