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Does family understanding about mechanical ventilation change during ICU stay? Patrick, Herbert Jan 1, 2009 1192
Terminal patients given OK to administer lethal drugs. Brief article Jan 1, 2009 191
End-of-life care. Sellers, Craig R. Report Sep 22, 2008 306
End-of-life conversations reduce costs in final weeks of life. McBride, Deborah Brief article Sep 1, 2008 271
Truth-telling and hope not mutually exclusive. Aug 1, 2008 852
Plea for more effective care at the end of life. Jul 1, 2008 1004
Major medical conditions and VA healthcare costs near end of life for veterans with spinal cord injuries and disorders. Yu, Wei; Smith, Bridget; Kim, Shirley; Chow, Adam; Weaver, Frances M. Jul 1, 2008 5582
Creating comfort: nurses' perspectives on pressure care management in the last 48 hours of life. Searle, Christina; McInerney, Fran Jun 1, 2008 6494
Advances in contemporary palliative and supportive care. Tishelman, Carol Editorial Dec 1, 2007 1793
Next of kin's feelings of guilt and shame in end-of-life care. Andershed, Birgitta; Harstade, Carina Werkander Dec 1, 2007 7085
The turning point: identifying end-of-life care in everyday health care practice. Jakobsson, Eva; Bergh, Ingrid; Ohlen, Joakim Dec 1, 2007 6383
My CLNC certification helped push my business past the $1-million mark. Barry, Joy Personal account Oct 26, 2007 807
Provide meaning to patients referred at end-of-life. Oct 1, 2007 1391
'Hopefulness' contributes to good end-of-life care. Survey Oct 1, 2007 807
Nurses' attitudes about end-of-life referrals. Rolland, Roberta A.; Kalman, Melanie Sep 22, 2007 2527
End-of-life care. Sellers, Craig R.; Layton, Joanne E. Survey Sep 22, 2007 515
Allowing a Natural Death. Brief article Aug 1, 2007 178
Critcal Path Network: Advance directives issued in nationwide campaign. Brief article Aug 1, 2007 190
Improve your hospice's end-of-life goals for care and planning. Jul 1, 2007 1163
Medical aspects of end of life care. Abratt, Raymond Report Apr 1, 2007 2050
A review of new research: the role of the nurse as advocate in ethically difficult care situations with dying patients. Ryan, Kathy Report Feb 1, 2007 564
Help your patients make decisions about end-of-life issues. Feb 1, 2007 1385
Patients flow seamlessly from hospital to hospice. Feb 1, 2007 1301
Pulling supplemental oxygen creates struggle. Jan 1, 2007 730
Case study: reflections of a critical care nurse on futile treatment. Keung, Wai Fan Vivien; Chair, Sek Ying Case study Jan 1, 2007 4388
Hospices could "sharethecare" in outreach programs. Dec 1, 2006 1332
Georgia nurses and end of life care: results of a statewide educational needs survey. Nov 1, 2006 1726
Communication and decision making for patients with end stage diseases in an acute care setting. Grbich, Carol; Glaetzer, Karen; Hammond, Lynne; Parish, Karen; Hegarty, Meg; Mchugh, Annie Oct 1, 2006 6043
Spirituality and care at the end of life. Meador, Keith G. Oct 1, 2006 789
Who decides whether a patient lives or dies? Whether patients choose life-sustaining medical treatment or prefer to forgo it, they and their families sometimes clash with health care providers. In resolving these disputes, courts are facing tough questions of life and death. Schwartz, Jack Oct 1, 2006 4471
IT can play a critical role in the development of rapid response teams. Scherger, Joseph; Witonsky, Carl Sep 1, 2006 1572
Caring for someone dying at home: assisting those caring for a terminally ill family member at home can be a rewarding but challenging nursing experience. Providing adequate nursing support is critical to the success of this type of caring. Johnson, Amanda May 1, 2006 2970
Reflections of a critical care nurse regarding termination of life-sustaining support. Wan, Sau Yan; Chair, Sek Ying Apr 1, 2006 3381
Caring at the end: how the Schiavo case undermined Catholic teaching. Lauritzen, Paul Mar 10, 2006 1899
Conduct a self-audit of hospice program to identify risk areas. Feb 1, 2006 1719
Pearls offered for end-of-life pain treatment. Finn, Robert Dec 1, 2005 1100
Will end-of-life policy change? Jul 1, 2005 1569
What do we owe the dying? Strategies to strengthen end-of-life care. Imhof, Sara; Kaskie, Brian May 1, 2005 6085
New physicians' form may help resolve some issues with care at end of life. May 1, 2005 1466
Nursing home patients can benefit from hospice care. May 1, 2005 819
Expert: To ease end of life, embrace death. May 1, 2005 818
End-of-life decisions can be complex, even when patients have a DNR. May 1, 2005 1291
Hospice teaches nursing students about end of life: program wins national award. Apr 1, 2005 708
Life support and choices. Sinclair, Matthew Apr 1, 2005 346
Education needed to improve use of pain drugs: teaching about methadone use is crucial. Oct 1, 2004 972
One in five terminally ill Americans dies in an ICU: ICUs not prepared for end-of-life issues. May 1, 2004 860
Active AGs are making a big difference nationally: AGs undertake EOL initiatives, education programs. Oct 1, 2003 1770
NHPCO's Schumacher addresses AGs. Jul 1, 2003 346
End-of-life pain management. (AMA Briefs). Perlstein, Steve Brief Article Jul 1, 2003 103
Measure caregivers' moods. (Clinical Capsules). Splete, Heidi Brief Article Jun 1, 2003 217
Home-based palliative care less expensive. (Patients' Many Needs Met). Mulcahy, Nicholas Brief Article May 1, 2003 209
CA taking steps to improve access, care; law change shows concern for end-of-life care. Mar 1, 2003 1581
Intensive care is next frontier for hospices: more than 500,000 people die each year in ICUs. (Hospice Trends). Beresford, Larry Mar 1, 2003 1824
Gonzalez-Jimenez De Ruiz v. U.S. Brief Article Feb 1, 2003 198
Gonzalez-Jimenez De Ruiz v. U.S. Brief Article Feb 1, 2003 197
Report card gives states low grades in providing end-of-life care: state-by-state analysis points to limited hospice use and low LOS. Jan 1, 2003 1349
How some states fared: lousy to above average: most don't meet organization's overall standards. Jan 1, 2003 1917
Spiritual Practice. Nov 1, 2002 188
Nursing journal examines pain management. (News From the End of Life). Brief Article Oct 1, 2002 258
Series offered on caring for terminally ill patients. (News From the End of Life). Brief Article Jul 1, 2002 367
Hospices, VA join to enhance end-of-life care. (News From the End of Life). Brief Article Jun 1, 2002 429
Social workers discuss how to improve care. (News From the End of Life). Brief Article Jun 1, 2002 540
Medicare program touts hospice benefits. (News From the End of Life). Brief Article Jun 1, 2002 409
Minority groups focusing on end-of-life care; NAACP joins the cause. (Guest Column). May 1, 2002 1046
RWJF launches new program. (News From the End of Life). May 1, 2002 573
Cost of dying is biggest item in health care costs, actuaries tell Romanow. Brief Article Mar 18, 2002 237
The feds vs. medical pot: One toke over the line. (Citing). Rimensnyder, Sara Brief Article Mar 1, 2002 440
Hospice involvement key to success of inpatient palliative care: cooperation with hospitals can foster transition into hospice. Feb 1, 2002 1240
Steps for creating an in-hospital program: a step-by-step approach. Brief Article Feb 1, 2002 899
Advance directives needed in nursing homes: patient preferences vary by region. Feb 1, 2002 1683
End-of-life volunteers need more support. (News From the End of Life). Brief Article Feb 1, 2002 193
Michigan groups publish end-of-life guide. (News From the End of Life). Dec 1, 2001 241
Supporting the Dying: A Doula's Inner Faith in Guiding Her Father Home. Ritchie, Jill Sep 22, 2001 565
A hospice love story. Cruickshank, Joan Brief Article Jul 1, 2001 816
Factors Considered Important at the End of Life by Patients, Family, Physicians, and Other Care Providers. Stephens, James Jul 1, 2001 491
BETTER CARE FOR THE DYING. Brief Article Jul 1, 2001 87
Palliative Care for Children Largely Unaddressed. DONOHUE, MAUREEN Jul 1, 2001 993
Physician's Role Is More Than Medical in Palliative Care. FINN, ROBERT Brief Article Jul 1, 2001 443
Improving Support for Patients in End-of-Life Talks. FINN, ROBERT Brief Article Jul 1, 2001 427
ACTION ALERT: OPPOSE HEALTH CARE ASSURANCE ACT. Brief Article Jul 1, 2001 241
"Brave new bioethics". Leishman, Rory Brief Article Apr 1, 2001 706
A "Good Death" Requires More Than Medical Care. Brief Article Feb 1, 2001 447
Earth Anqels on Call. GROSS, DONALYN Oct 1, 2000 1275
EUTHANASIA BILL MOVES OUT OF COMMITTEE TO SENATE FLOOR. Ethics, Dept. Of Medical Brief Article May 1, 2000 394
Compassion in Kansas City. Brief Article Apr 1, 2000 121
H.R. 2260: PAIN RELIEF PROMOTION ACT How the Substitute Transforms the Pain Relief Promotion Act:. Brief Article Apr 1, 2000 560
THE IMPACT OF THE PAIN RELIEF PROMOTION ACT ON THE PROVISION OF PAIN MEDICATION. Brief Article Apr 1, 2000 599
End-of-life care considered. Apr 1, 2000 58
Taking the lead: dancing with chronic illness. Book Review Apr 1, 2000 567
By the waters of Babylon: one family's faith-journey through illness. Book Review Apr 1, 2000 571
Hospice with GRACE. Ratcliff, Margaret; Cohn, Felicia Feb 1, 2000 2226
Dealing With a Life Threatening Illness (L. Professional's Care). Jul 1, 1999 70
BAD MEDICINE: when Catholic and non-Catholic hospitals merge, women's health care services often get excommunicated. Boston, Rob Jun 1, 1999 3200
Better care for the dying. PARSONS, YVONNE Interview Apr 1, 1999 786
AMA Issues Policy On Involuntary Denial of Lifesaving Treatment. Mar 15, 1999 1098
Training for terminal care. Hooks, F. Jennifer Nov 1, 1998 959
Feeding tubes: whose decision? Bonn, Karen L. Nov 1, 1998 783
Caring for the aged and the dying. Video Recording Review Sep 1, 1997 313
Worries abound about palliative care. Ward, Ken Feb 1, 1997 889
Where There's a Living Will ... LINDBLOM, ERIC Nov 1, 1995 1809

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