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end of life care

End-of-Life Decisions: What You Say and When You Say It Matter

Posted on September 26, 2017

Decisions about medical treatments towards the end of life are often difficult. Patients may be in pain as they and their family members struggle to understand options and come to agreement. Poor decisions may unintentionally …

Posted in Issue 15Tagged conversations, dementia, end of life care, evidence-based practice, family caregivers, hospitalization, Kristen Pecanac, medical decisions

Being Mortal: Nursing and What Matters in the End

Posted on February 11, 2015

“Once I’d seen the transformation of elder care under way, I was struck by the simple insight on which it rested, and by its profound implications for medicine, including what happens in my own office,” …

Posted in Issue 06Tagged end of life care, long term care, quality of care

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