Nursing management
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Nurse managers face many issues that concern withholding and withdrawing life-sustaining therapy in acute care. The author offers a framework for clinical decision making, an overview of the legal and ethical principles involved, and strategies to enrich communication between patients, families, and the health care team.
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Nurse managers implemented a critical care patient coordinator program that's improved patient flow, staffing, and problem identification. The hospital has increased the new department from 7 to 12 critical care nurses and applied the program to other units.