The Palliative Treatment Plan as a Bone of Contention between Attending Physicians and Nurses.

ABSTRACT: Acute vital crisis in end-of-life situations may result in hospitalization and intensive care without recognizable benefit in many cases. Advance directives regarding indications for resuscitation, hospitalization, and symptomatic treatment help ensure that acute complications can be managed quickly and satisfactorily in the patient's customary surroundings. A plan was designed and implemented in Austrian nursing homes to provide emergency physicians with rapidly obtainable information on the patient's current situation, and whether resuscitation attempts and hospitalization are advised or not. This palliative treatment plan is arranged by a physician together with caregivers, close relatives, and the patient or his court-appointed health care guardian or holder of power of attorney. Four

SUBMITTER: Lederer W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4934626 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature