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The Supportive Care Plan: a tool to improve communication in end-of-life care
International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 2009The End of Life Care Strategy (Department of Health, 2008a) states that acute hospitals need mechanisms in place to ensure that people who are approaching the end of life have their needs assessed, their wishes and preferences discussed, and an agreed set of actions reflecting these choices recorded in a care plan.
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Withdrawal of life support in the neurological intensive care unit
Neurology, 1999To describe the frequency and clinical course of terminal extubation in the neurological intensive care unit, to identify factors that influence the decision to withdraw life support, and to evaluate the experiences of surrogate decision-makers.The right of patients to refuse life-prolonging treatment is widely accepted.
S A, Mayer, S B, Kossoff
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The care certificate: basic life support
British Journal of Healthcare AssistantsThis article, the twelfth in the series regarding the care certificate, discusses the meaning of the standard ‘basic life support’ and what this requires of the healthcare assistant.
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End-of-Life Care and the Withdrawal of Cardiorespiratory Life Support
Critical Care Medicine, 2013Mohamed Y, Rady, Joseph L, Verheijde
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