A Systems Approach to Improving Care for All Bereaved Families.
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Jenko, M; Short, NM
Published in: Dimensions of critical care nursing : DCCN
November 2016
Bereavement services for families are an established part of hospice and palliative care. However, patients also die in the acute care and long-term care environments. Often, hospice is not involved, creating a potential gap in care. This article recounts a journey to improve care for all families of deceased patients, despite the presence or absence of hospice. A palliative care clinical nurse specialist led a quality improvement team, which used a systems thinking approach to develop and implement a downloadable bereavement booklet for families. Expected and unexpected outcomes are discussed for this replicable project.
Duke Scholars
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Dimensions of critical care nursing : DCCN
DOI
EISSN
1538-8646
ISSN
0730-4625
Publication Date
November 2016
Volume
35
Issue
6
Start / End Page
315 / 322
Related Subject Headings
- Systems Analysis
- Palliative Care
- Nursing
- Humans
- Hospice Care
- Bereavement
- 1110 Nursing
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Jenko, M., & Short, N. M. (2016). A Systems Approach to Improving Care for All Bereaved Families. Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing : DCCN, 35(6), 315–322. https://doi.org/10.1097/dcc.0000000000000211
Jenko, Mimi, and Nancy M. Short. “A Systems Approach to Improving Care for All Bereaved Families.” Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing : DCCN 35, no. 6 (November 2016): 315–22. https://doi.org/10.1097/dcc.0000000000000211.
Jenko M, Short NM. A Systems Approach to Improving Care for All Bereaved Families. Dimensions of critical care nursing : DCCN. 2016 Nov;35(6):315–22.
Jenko, Mimi, and Nancy M. Short. “A Systems Approach to Improving Care for All Bereaved Families.” Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing : DCCN, vol. 35, no. 6, Nov. 2016, pp. 315–22. Epmc, doi:10.1097/dcc.0000000000000211.
Jenko M, Short NM. A Systems Approach to Improving Care for All Bereaved Families. Dimensions of critical care nursing : DCCN. 2016 Nov;35(6):315–322.
Published In
Dimensions of critical care nursing : DCCN
DOI
EISSN
1538-8646
ISSN
0730-4625
Publication Date
November 2016
Volume
35
Issue
6
Start / End Page
315 / 322
Related Subject Headings
- Systems Analysis
- Palliative Care
- Nursing
- Humans
- Hospice Care
- Bereavement
- 1110 Nursing