AJN Off the Charts
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
I made a copy of it and gave it to the ICU social worker to scan for the patient’s electronic chart. Because it was the ICU, there were people to witness the form, plus a social worker to make sure it was scanned into the EMR. A profound and clarifying process. I had one with me and the time to help review it with her.
AJN Off the Charts
APRIL 7, 2023
My guess is that few had had those important conversations or had been offered a wider range of choices than just to be hospitalized or be resuscitated/full code. Had anyone even discussed any of that with them? If older people with cancer are fully informed and want to come to the ED, the hospital, the ICU, I’m a fierce advocate for that.
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GeriPal
APRIL 4, 2024
She was resuscitated by EMS, but did not regain higher brain function, and was eventually diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state. I remember there was an Archives article from, or Annals, I forget, it was probably called Archives back then, Resuscitating Advanced Directives.
GeriPal
SEPTEMBER 5, 2024
Anyway, we resuscitated him as best we could, stayed in the ICU, and then ended up in a nursing home. We’ve resuscitated people. And it bothers me how the nurses are there, the physical therapists are there, some of the social workers are there. And some of them are the ways in which we keep people alive.
Seasons Hospice
APRIL 8, 2021
We have social workers available on staff to help facilitate the execution of end-of-life documents and wills. A do not resuscitate order (DNR) directly instructs health care professionals not to perform cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). . Looking for hospice care? Visit the Seasons Hospice services page to learn more.
GeriPal
AUGUST 31, 2023
You’re a senior author on this article in JPSM, where you interviewed some geriatricians and other people caring for older adults, nurse practitioners, social workers, et cetera. You interviewed some geriatricians. It hasn’t shown back up. So yeah, I assumed I would go back to normal.
The Nurse Break
DECEMBER 23, 2022
Peeking out of the small window in the resuscitation room, it seemed the world had been dipped in a bucket of hell. They were rushed into the resuscitation room where the trauma team pounced on them. Generally, working in the resuscitation room is nothing like you see portrayed on TV. I was working that day. the firestorm.
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