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Developing a Palliative Care Screening Process in the Intensive Care Unit
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Author
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Barker, Sarah
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Nursing
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Description
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Background: Goals of care in the intensive care setting often involve futile approaches for those suffering with serious chronic illness. Among the number of chronically ill patients who die in intensive care, only a minority receive palliative ca...
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High-Risk Medication Use: The Dilemma in the Older Adult
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Author
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Freeland, Julie
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Nursing
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Description
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JULIE FREELAND. High-Risk Medication Use: The Dilemma in the Older Adult Population. (Under the direction of DR. MEREDITH TROUTMAN-JORDAN) Introduction: The use of high-risk medications in the older adult population is an issue currently gaining a...
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Lived experiences of nurses on a burn unit related to secondary traumatic stress.
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Author
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Shearer, Lindsay
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Nursing, Psychology
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Description
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Nursing is a large and growing profession. Nurses provide a critical service to patients and families, often in highly stressful work environments (McGibbon, Peter, & Gallop, 2010; Theme Filha, Costa, & Guilam, 2013). The stressful nature of nursi...
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Nursing Comfort with End-of-Life Care of Patients and Families
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Author
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Mason, Megan
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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Nursing
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Description
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Background: Majority of Americans are faced with mortality in the acute care setting and require excellent care in order to maintain comfort, quality, and dignity at the end-of-life (EOL). Nurses play a large role in palliative and EOL care. Curre...