Clinical Recommendations for Improving Palliative Nursing Care for Patients With a Left Ventricular Assist Device.
| Autor: | DiMauro PK; Pierce K. DiMauro, MSN, RN, is DNP candidate and palliative care DNP fellow, Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, NY. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Journal of hospice and palliative nursing : JHPN : the official journal of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association [J Hosp Palliat Nurs] 2024 Aug 01; Vol. 26 (4), pp. 231-237. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 08. |
| DOI: | 10.1097/NJH.0000000000001039 |
| Abstrakt: | Nurses who care for patients with a left ventricular assist device (LVAD) are highly skilled clinicians who manage unique technological demands and complex complications within this specialized patient population. There is a demonstrated need and benefit for palliative care for patients with a LVAD, yet palliative consults are often underused, and the quality of consultation for these patients is poorly understood. Rarely, if at all, do nurses receive formal training on how to navigate the palliative care needs of patients with a LVAD, which includes preparedness planning, caregiver support, device/body image acceptance, and end-of-life care. In addition, there is a need for literature to address specifically how nurses in their role and scope of practice can improve palliative care for patients with a LVAD. The purpose of this article was to present recommendations to equip palliative care nurses to best serve the needs of patients with a LVAD, wherein they can partner with and advance their colleagues in cardiology to improve their delivery of primary palliative care. Competing Interests: The author has no conflicts of interest to disclose. (Copyright © 2024 by The Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association. All rights reserved.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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