Emergency Nurses Report Barriers to Talking With Patients About Serious Illnesses
March 12, 2024
March 12, 2024
SCHAUMBURG, Illinois, March 12 -- The Emergency Nurses Association issued the following news release:
Three-quarters of patients presenting to an ED with a serious illness do so in the last six months of their life. Being able to have conversations around end-of-life care is crucial so that the nurses can provide care consistent with the patient's wishes.
Emergency nurses are well-positioned to have those conversations and coordinate care, but nearly 68 percent rep . . .
Three-quarters of patients presenting to an ED with a serious illness do so in the last six months of their life. Being able to have conversations around end-of-life care is crucial so that the nurses can provide care consistent with the patient's wishes.
Emergency nurses are well-positioned to have those conversations and coordinate care, but nearly 68 percent rep . . .