These recommendations are the result of a national, multidisciplinary, year-long process to
discuss whether and how to proceed with organ donation after cardiocirculatory death (DCD) …

Despite enthusiasm for patient-centered care, the practice of patient-centered care is proving
challenging. Further, it is curious that the literature about this subject does not explicitly …

Background Experience in the clinical setting is viewed as a crucial aspect of nursing education.
Evidence suggests that students experience acceptance to alienation on the clinical unit…

At the end of the week, the team sat down with her and suggested that all treatment be
stopped. Many times in the past her mother had told her,“If there is no hope, let go,” so Sarah …

Studying patients during the end of life is important, as it has the potential to lead to
improvements in care for the dying. For patients who die after a controlled withdrawal of life-…

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Library … of their research colleagues in the completion of this project: J. Buttery, M. Eades, S. …

• Cognitive processing and meaning theories suggest that a patient’s psychological adjustment
following a traumatizing event depends on an ability to cognitively integrate the trauma …

The need to involve family members as patient advocates and as surrogates when patients
are unable to speak for themselves is not an issue. What continues to be debated are the …

The clinical nurse specialist (CNS) role in Canada has 5 key components: clinical practice,
consultation, education, research, and leadership. This study focuses on the consultation …

A case-control study was carried out to determine why some critically-injured patients remained
emotionally distressed while other critically-injured patients were found to be minimally …