Ethical issues in palliative care for nursing homes: Development and testing of a survey instrument

Ethical issues in palliative care.

Ethical problems in medicine are common, especially when caring for patients at the end of life. However, many of these issues are not adequately identified in the outpatient setting. Primary care providers are in a unique and privileged position to identify ethical issues, prevent future conflicts, and help patients make medical decisions that are consistent with their individual values and pr...

Integrating palliative care into nursing homes.

Ethical issues in palliative care Authors

Authors Erik K Fromme, MD Mary Denise Smith, RN, CNS Section Editors Robert M Arnold, MD Kenneth E Schmader, MD Deputy Editor Diane MF Savarese, MD Disclosures: Erik K Fromme, MD Nothing to disclose. Mary Denise Smith, RN, CNS Nothing to disclose. Robert M Arnold, MD Consultant/Advisory Boards: VitalTalk [Palliatalk (nonprofit)].Kenneth E Schmader, MD Grant/Research/Clinical Trial Support: Merc...

Palliative care for older people in nursing homes.

Healthcare does not follow a linear track of prevention, health gain, health maintenance and palliative care. Instead, aspects of each occur to differing degrees at various stages of life 1 . While the palliative care component increases as we near the end of our life span, we also engage in a range of preventive measures in later life (and in nursing homes) such as influenza vaccination, falls...

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