Improving Healthcare Provider Communication in End of Life Decision Making
Journal Title: Journal of Intensive and Critical Care - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 3
Abstract
End of life decision making in the critical care setting is a complex and stressful event for all involved, including family members, patients and the healthcare team. Communicating end of life needs is a skill that requires education and supervised practice. This article describes a quality improvement project that was designed to improve communication structure during EOL decision-making. A gap analysis prior to the project revealed lack of formal education for this skill leaving healthcare providers uncomfortable and dissatisfied with current practice. The analysis also identified lack of structured family meeting guidelines in place which led to inconsistent meetings and documentation of plan of care leaving healthcare providers feeling frustrated and dissatisfied with outcomes of meetings.
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Tracey Wilson
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