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- Title
Leading the way: A collaborative approach to provide supportive end-of-life care to patients and their families.
- Authors
Gauthier, Mélanie; Doucette, Elaine; Sanzone, Lia; Antonacci, Rosetta; Chan, Janet; Horge, Marcy; Miucci-Vachon, Catherine; Tinazvo, Caroline
- Abstract
Purpose/Goals: This poster will showcase an evidence-based tool developed for nurses to provide optimal collaborative end-of-life (EOL) care to patients and families. The successes, challenges of its implementation and future development of this tool in critical care units will be further discussed. Outcome 1: Identify evidence-based strategies for quality endof- life care Outcome 2: Reflect on the nurses' roles and responsibilities to integrate collaborative end-of-life care within their practice Outcome 3: Explain the importance of a collaborative interdisciplinary approach in providing end-of-life care with patients and families Description: Traditionally, the intensive care unit's focus is on aggressive, curative treatments to optimize recovery of the critically ill patient. At times, all treatment options are exhausted and recovery is not feasible, indicating a need to transition towards end-of-life care. Guidelines for end-of-life care are imperative for both nurses and the healthcare team in order to facilitate and provide compassionate and quality care. To address this need, a group of nursing students developed a tool that would guide nurses to deliver comprehensive quality care to their patients and families. Their initiative provides resource tools, with the goal of improving communication between the healthcare professionals and patients/families. Moreover, this tool facilitates nurses' engagement with patients/families to be active participants in this meaningful moment. This poster outlines the implementation and dissemination of this tool in multiple critical care settings, in hopes of empowering nurses to lead and inspire other interdisciplinary healthcare providers to partner with patients/ families in advocating and prioritizing quality end-of-life care for critically ill patients and their loved ones.
- Subjects
NOVA Scotia; CONFERENCES &; conventions; FAMILY medicine; INTENSIVE care nursing; INTERPROFESSIONAL relations; MEDICAL quality control; NURSING; TERMINAL care; TERMINALLY ill
- Publication
Canadian Journal of Critical Care Nursing, 2019, Vol 30, Issue 2, p42
- ISSN
2368-8653
- Publication type
Article