Machine derived contents note: Contents -- About the Protocols -- Acknowledgments -- Contributors -- Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues in Critical Care -- Case Study 1 -- Case Study 2 -- Case Study 3 -- References -- Suggested Readings -- Clinical Recommendations -- Other References -- Annotated Bibliography -- Appendix A: End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium Faculty Guide: Module -- Overviews -- Appendix B: The 4 As to Rise Above Moral Distress -- Appendix C: Standardized Physician Order Form for Witholding and Withdrawing Life -- Support -- Appendix D: Pharmacology of Selected Analgesics -- Appendix E: Guidelines for Treatment of Terminal Dyspnea -- Appendix F: Pharmacology of Selected Sedatives
Summary
"AACN Protocols for Practice: Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues in Critical Care sets forth the evidence-based guidelines for providing appropriate care, whether aggressively life-saving or palliative end-of-life care. The Protocols equip critical-care nurses to effectively manage the following: symptom management; family issues and intervention; withholding and withdrawing life support; communication and conflict resolution; and caring for the caregiver." "Additionally, the text includes a state-of-the-science review that provides guidance to critical-care nurses while acknowledging the limited evidence-based research that exists."--BOOK JACKET
