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New Data Shed Light on Nurses’ Reasons for Applying to Clinical Ethics Residency
A clinical ethics residency for nurses met with strong demand at two academic medical centers.
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Controversy Persists as States, Courts ‘Question, Push Back, and Challenge’ Brain Death Criteria
Guidelines from the American Academy of Neurology were recently endorsed by several organizations as a medical standard for determining brain death, despite a controversial Nevada Supreme Court ruling that casts doubt on this stance.
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Study: Clergy May View End-of-Life Decision-making Differently From Clinical Team
Most U.S. clergy reject the legalization of physician-aided dying, found a recent study.
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Is Surrogate Acting in Own Self-Interest, the Patient’s, or Both?
Possible conflicts of interest should be on a clinical team’s radar if surrogates make decisions that appear to conflict with patients’ known preferences. However, there are many more likely explanations.
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Ethics of Unilateral ‘Do Not Attempt Resuscitation’ Orders in Pediatric Care
A unilateral “do not attempt resuscitation” order only is appropriate in very limited circumstances in pediatric care, according to a recent paper.
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Medical Students Engaged by Advance Care Planning Training, but Few Act
An educational session successfully engaged medical students in learning about advance care planning conversations, both professionally and personally, found a recent study.
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Early DNR Status Adversely Affects Hospitals’ Quality Metrics
Higher mortality due to DNR rates results in classification of some hospitals as performance outliers, researchers found.
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Nurses, Physicians Consider Different Factors to Decide on Family Presence During Resuscitation
Nurses and acute care physicians consider different factors for making decisions on family presence during resuscitation, found a recent study.
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Ethicists Have More Evidence That Consults Are Effective, But Outcomes Inconsistent
Ethics consults are linked to high satisfaction and more likelihood of consensus, but outcomes used are inconsistent, found a recent study.
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Caregiver Knowledge Affects Mortality of Patients With Left Ventricular Assist Devices
How well caregivers understand the patient’s illness affects mortality rates of patients with left ventricular assist devices, found a study.