Whole-patient assessment, goal planning, and inflection points: their role in achieving quality end-of-life care
| Autor: | Richard H. Bernstein, Christopher Della Santina |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
| Předmět: |
Terminal Care
Goal planning business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Palliative Care Terminally ill Patient assessment Advance Care Planning Nursing Multidisciplinary approach Patient-Centered Care Quality of Life Humans Medicine Family Quality (business) Geriatrics and Gerontology business Geriatric Assessment Goals End-of-life care Aged media_common |
| Zdroj: | Clinics in Geriatric Medicine. 20:595-620 |
| ISSN: | 0749-0690 |
| Popis: | This article provides a framework for performing whole-patient assessment and goal planning. These clinical tasks involve a multidisciplinary, multidimensional, patient-centered approach to care and a deep appreciation for the complex interplay between the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual aspects of the human experience of dying. This article stresses the iterative nature of whole-patient assessment and goal planning, both of which should be conducted at certain important junctures in a patient's progression to manage effectively the evolving challenges faced by terminally ill persons and their families. This article also provides suggestions on successfully managing the communication challenges in caring for patients near the end of life and their family. |
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