• Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am · Jun 2002

    Promoting a peaceful death in the ICU.

    • Karin T Kirchhoff.
    • School of Nursing, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53792-2455, USA. ktkirchhoff@facstaff.wisc.edu
    • Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am. 2002 Jun 1; 14 (2): 201-6.

    AbstractCare for the dying ICU patient and family should be inclusive of respect for their goals, preferences. and choices. Care should be comprehensive, inclusive of all the patient domains (physical, psychosocial and, spiritual), and inclusive of all the specialties and disciplines that can be helpful at this complex time. The families' concerns should be acknowledged and support given. Our ICUs need to develop supportive environments for those dying patients who stay in the unit. Quality improvement and ongoing evaluation will provide avenues of change for care of this special group of patients and families.

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