Nurse-Perceived Barriers to Effective Communication Regarding Prognosis and Optimal End-of-Life Care for Surgical ICU Patients: A Qualitative Exploration
Journal of Palliative MedicinePublished 7 June 2012Open access
Rebecca A. Aslakson, Rhonda Wyskiel, Imani Thornton, Christina Copley, Dauryne L. Shaffer, Marylou Zyra
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Nurses providing bedside care in SICUs identify barriers in several domains that may impede optimal discussions of prognoses and end-of-life care for patients with surgical critical illness, which is relevant for designing interventions to improve palliative care in this setting.
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Nurses providing bedside care in SICUs identify barriers in several domains that may impede optimal discussions of prognoses and end-of-life care for patients with surgical critical illness. Consideration of these perceived barriers and the underlying SICU culture is relevant for designing interventions to improve palliative care in this setting.
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