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Surrogate Decision Making: Bernie Lo and Laurie Dornbrand

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In 1988, Cruzan’s parents requested that her feeding tube be removed, arguing that she would not want to continue in this state. On the one hand, this was unfortunate, as it meant Nancy Cruzan could not be disconnected from the feeding tube immediately. In 1990 the Supreme Court ruled…for the state of Missouri.

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Hospice Nurses: Admission Tips You Can Use Right Now

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This includes: Most recent doctor’s note Recent hospital records Insurance information (for verification) Patient’s location for admission Power of Attorney or Living Will (if available). Recommended Article: 3 Common Mistakes Hospice Nurses Make and How to Avoid Them. Hospice Admission Tips. Don’t hate the messenger!)

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Should We Shift from Advance Care Planning to Serious Illness Communication?

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There is a lively debate going on in academic circles about the value of Advance Care Planning (ACP). It’s not a new debate but has gathered steam at least in palliative care circles since Sean Morrisons published a JPM article titled “ Advance Directives/Care Planning: Clear, Simple, and Wrong.” Rachelle: Yeah.

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Aging and the ICU: Podcast with Lauren Ferrante and Julien Cobert

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He, his Twitter feed though is brilliant. Eric: I got a question because it was a ways back, but we did a podcast on keep your hands to yourself from a JAMA IMR article that showed that use of mechanical ventilation for nursing home residents with advanced dementia doubled between 2000 and 2013, that was a John Tino study. Eric: Yeah.