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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"Life Sustaining Treatment"”.
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Pulling the plug - An Islamic Perspective of the Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment
… the Islamic perspective on Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment (WLST). This has been accomplished by analysing and evaluating the primary and secondary sources of Islamic law. A special focus has been factoring within the scope of this study the maqāṣid (Goals of Shari’a) and qawāid …
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Distress and Caregiver Appraisal in Pediatric Critical Care Unit Nurses when Withdrawing Life-Sustaining Treatment
… and caregiver appraisal when withdrawing life-sustaining treatment (LST) is being considered. Internal appraisal factors and nurses’ distress are substantiated in multiple studies, and this information could ultimately contribute to interventions for nurses working with terminally ill …
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Nurse Family Member Perceptions of Patient Death and Nursing Care after Withdrawal of Life-Sustaining Treatment
… death and dying during and after withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment within Intensive Care Units (ICU).</p> <p>Rationale: Past research that examined physician, nurse, and family member experiences of End-of-Life (EOL) care within the ICU found significant differences between the three …
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The Future of Medical Futility in Ontario
… physicians to justify withholding or withdrawing treatment. In Ontario, the present dominance of patient autonomy in healthcare ethics suggests medical futility has no place in treatment decision-making. In Cuthbertson v Rasouli, the Supreme Court was tasked with deciding whether physicians have …
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POLST-Discordant Intensive Care Near the End of Life: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Importance: Patients with chronic life-limiting illness frequently use the Physician Orders for Life Sustaining Treatment (POLST) to document preferences for limiting intensive care. However, the incidence and predictors of POLST-discordant care near the end of life are not known. Objective: To …
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The Contribution of Foundational New Testament Theological Themes to the Meaning of Basic Bioethics Principles
… addressed are the withdrawal or withholding of life-sustaining treatment, the distribution of health care in the Untied States, and the use of palliative care.
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Exploring Health Care Decison-Making of Older Adults: Consistency and Clarification of Responses Over Time
… to make decisions regarding five health care treatment and five life-sustaining treatment scenarios across two health states and three different levels of prognosis. Using open ended questions, participants described why they would or would not consent to medical or life-sustaining treatments. …
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Exploring the Homeless Persons Perception of Living in a Long-Term Care Facility
… planning, including the physician’s orders for life sustaining treatment (POLST); a consent form required in all nursing homes. Social workers employed at these facilities helped to identify potential participants. Transcribed interviews were analyzed utilizing Colaizzi’s (1978) method for …
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Organizational Ethics for Sponsorship and Governance in Catholic Healthcare
… relate both to patient care (such as end of life care or withdrawing futile life-sustaining treatment) and to the public good (such as rationing, minorities in research, vaccinations, or antibiotics). Intense oversight requires more vigorous attention to deal with emerging trends that are …
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End of life decision making in a children's hospital : ethical and practice implications
Aims: To evaluate end of life practices among hospitalised children who died of HIV/AIDS. Design: Retrospective chart review. Setting: A public, secondary and tertiary children's teaching hospital in a developing country. Patients: A consecutive series of in-patient deaths among HIV-infected …