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Etd Approval Form, Jessica Harman
Survey Of Earned Doctorate Completion, Jessica Harman
Survey Of Earned Doctorate Completion, Jessica Harman
Jessica Harman
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End-Of-Life Decision Making In Patients With A Cardiac Device, Jessica Harman
End-Of-Life Decision Making In Patients With A Cardiac Device, Jessica Harman
Jessica Harman
Heart failure (HF) is one of the top causes of mortality in the United States and globally. In order to combat the high mortality rates of this disease, medical technology, including internal cardioverter defibrillators (ICD) and left ventricular assist devices (LVAD), have become one of the most common treatments. Over the past 10 years the utilization of these cardiac devices has increased exponentially, which has created a new phenomenon of how we discuss death with patients who have one of these devices. The purpose of this dissertation is to increase understanding of the end-of-life decision making processes and current experiences …