The Balancing Act

The Balancing Act

In the ICU, people are experts at monitoring for physiologic deterioration. Miller question what's appropriate for a patient who is dying and uncomfortable but has ICU standard treatments ordered and a husband denying her prognosis. Among other things Miller details negotiating differing views...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of nursing 2016-03, Vol.116 (3), p.72
1. Verfasser: Miller, Julie Anne
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Attitudes
Bargaining
Deterioration
Dying
Experts
Hospice care
Intensive care
Intensive care units
Medical treatment
Patients
Prognosis
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Zusammenfassung:In the ICU, people are experts at monitoring for physiologic deterioration. Miller question what's appropriate for a patient who is dying and uncomfortable but has ICU standard treatments ordered and a husband denying her prognosis. Among other things Miller details negotiating differing views on when to transition a patient from critical to hospice care.
ISSN:0002-936X
1538-7488