Palliative care consultations for patients with life-threatening illnesses provide benefits for the patients and their families as well as for the health care team. Patients have better quality of life and live longer but cost the health care system less. Still, many patients are not offered the opportunity to receive a palliative care consultation. Barriers to palliative care consultation for patients in critical care units include misunderstandings about palliative care and not having agreed upon criteria for referral. Critical care nurses can assist in overcoming these barriers.
机构:
Icahn Sch Med Mt Sinai, Brookdale Dept Geriatr & Palliat Med, New York, NY 10029 USA
James J Peters VA Med Ctr, Geriatr Res Educ & Clin Ctr, Bronx, NY USAIcahn Sch Med Mt Sinai, Brookdale Dept Geriatr & Palliat Med, New York, NY 10029 USA
Gelfman, Laura P.
Kalman, Jill
论文数: 0引用数: 0
h-index: 0
机构:
Icahn Sch Med Mt Sinai, Dept Cardiol, New York, NY 10029 USAIcahn Sch Med Mt Sinai, Brookdale Dept Geriatr & Palliat Med, New York, NY 10029 USA
Kalman, Jill
Goldstein, Nathan E.
论文数: 0引用数: 0
h-index: 0
机构:
Icahn Sch Med Mt Sinai, Brookdale Dept Geriatr & Palliat Med, New York, NY 10029 USA
James J Peters VA Med Ctr, Geriatr Res Educ & Clin Ctr, Bronx, NY USAIcahn Sch Med Mt Sinai, Brookdale Dept Geriatr & Palliat Med, New York, NY 10029 USA
机构:
Fudan Univ, Huashan Hosp, Shanghai 200040, Peoples R China
Harvard Univ, Massachusetts Gen Hosp, Sch Med, Dept Neurosurg, Boston, MA USAFudan Univ, Huashan Hosp, Shanghai 200040, Peoples R China
Hu, Kejia
Feng, Dehong
论文数: 0引用数: 0
h-index: 0
机构:
Nanjing Med Univ, Wuxi Peoples Hosp, Wuxi, Jiangsu, Peoples R ChinaFudan Univ, Huashan Hosp, Shanghai 200040, Peoples R China