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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Jensen, Hanne Irene
• Halvorsen, Kristin
• Jerpseth, Heidi
• Fridh, Isabell
• Lind, Ranveig

Titel

Practice Recommendations for End-of-Life Care in the Intensive Care Unit

Ist Teil von

• Critical care nurse, 2020-06, Vol.40 (3), p.14

Ort / Verlag

United States

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

Link zum Volltext

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• A substantial number of patients die in the intensive care unit, so high-quality end-of-life care is an important part of intensive care unit work. However, end-of-life care varies because of lack of knowledge of best practices. Research shows that high-quality end-of-life care is possible in an intensive care unit. This article encourages nurses to be imaginative and take an individual approach to provide the best possible end-of-life care for patients and their family members. To provide recommendations for high-quality end-of-life care for patients and family members. This article touches on the following domains: end-of-life decision-making, place to die, patient comfort, family presence in the intensive care unit, visiting children, family needs, preparing the family, staff presence, when the patient dies, after-death care of the family, and caring for staff.