Documentation of discussions about prognosis with terminally ill patients
Bradley E, Hallemeier A, Fried T, Johnson-Hurzeler R, Cherlin E, Kasl S, Horwitz S. Documentation of discussions about prognosis with terminally ill patients. The American Journal Of Medicine 2001, 111: 218-223. PMID: 11530033, DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9343(01)00798-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIll patientsMedical recordsDocumentation of discussionInoperable lung cancerStandardized abstraction formAdvance care planningLife-sustaining treatmentEnd of lifeClinical factorsMedical chartsIll inpatientsLung cancerCommunity hospitalResuscitate ordersAbstraction formCare planningGall bladderPatientsPrognosisFuture careFamily preferencesInpatientsCancerTreatmentPrevious studiesNurses' use of palliative care practices in the acute care setting
Bradley E, Cherlin E, McCorkle R, Fried T, Kasl S, Cicchetti D, Johnson-Hurzeler R, Horwitz S. Nurses' use of palliative care practices in the acute care setting. Journal Of Professional Nursing 2001, 17: 14-22. PMID: 11211378, DOI: 10.1053/jpnu.2001.20255.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcute DiseaseAttitude of Health PersonnelClinical CompetenceConnecticutCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHospice CareHospitals, CommunityHumansMaleNursing CareNursing Evaluation ResearchNursing Staff, HospitalPalliative CarePrognosisSurveys and QuestionnairesTerminal CareTerminally IllTruth DisclosureConceptsPalliative care practiceAcute care settingIll patientsCare practicesCare settingsGroup of nursesSelf-administered questionnaireMost nursesNurses' useHospice trainingNursesPatientsHospiceSubstantial proportionEducational preparationGreater useGreater knowledgeEducational programsSettingSubstantial gapsPrognosisHospitalYearsCare