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Rural Emergency Nurses' Suggestions For Improving End-Of-Life Care Obstacles, Kelly Elizabeth Smith
Rural Emergency Nurses' Suggestions For Improving End-Of-Life Care Obstacles, Kelly Elizabeth Smith
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Introduction: In 2010, of the 129 million visits to the emergency department (ED), 240,000 resulted in the patient dying or being pronounced dead on arrival. This number is likely to continue to increase as a significant portion of the American population ages and seeks care in the ED. Though care in the ED is focused on saving lives, death cannot always be prevented. Consequently, nurses face many barriers to providing quality end-of-life (EOL) care in the ED when death occurs. The purpose of this study was to identify suggestions emergency nurses have to improve EOL care specifically in rural ED's. …
Rural Emergency Nurses' End-Of-Life Care Obstacles Experiences: Stories From The Last Frontier, Jonathan Rohwer
Rural Emergency Nurses' End-Of-Life Care Obstacles Experiences: Stories From The Last Frontier, Jonathan Rohwer
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Introduction: Rural emergency nurses face unique obstacles to providing quality end-of-life (EOL) care. Stories provided by emergency nurses embody their most difficult EOL care obstacles. Methods: A questionnaire was sent to 53 rural hospitals. Respondents were asked to share stories that epitomized the obstacles faced while providing EOL care in the rural emergency setting. Results: The lack of an ideal death (nurse personally knows the patient, issues with family members, and unknown patient wishes) was the top obstacle. Other reported obstacles were insufficient ED staff and power struggles between nurses and physicians. Discussion: Rural emergency nurses often provide EOL care …