From the NHPCO’s position statement

From the NHPCO's position statement

Access to Palliative Care in Critical Care Settings: A Call to Action

1. All eligible patients should have access to palliative care services.
2. Every critical care health care provider should review the National Consensus Project/National Quality Forum (NCP/NQF) guidelines for palliative care and hospice.
3. Every health care system should adopt the preferred practices as they apply in the critical care setting.
4. Every critical care health care provider should be educated in the principles of palliative care.
5. Current evidence-based practices related to palliative care should be used in the treatment of patients.
6. Palliative care services within critical care must be evaluated using an accepted continuous quality improvement methodology.