Honoring Patient Requests: A Volunteer Initiative to Support the Presence of Advance Directives

Hospitals seeking to support advance care planning and the execution of advance directives face challenges in matching patient readiness with the availability of knowledgeable personnel and resources. A volunteer-based advance directive team represents an innovative approach to providing personalize...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Journal of nursing administration 2016-10, Vol.46 (10), p.490-494
Hauptverfasser: Wirpsa, M. Jeanne, Elpern, Ellen H.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Hospitals seeking to support advance care planning and the execution of advance directives face challenges in matching patient readiness with the availability of knowledgeable personnel and resources. A volunteer-based advance directive team represents an innovative approach to providing personalized, timely, and accurate information about advance directives and assisting patients with their completion.
ISSN:0002-0443
1539-0721
DOI:10.1097/NNA.0000000000000391