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In the Nick of Time: Advance Care Planning in the ICU

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I made a copy of it and gave it to the ICU social worker to scan for the patient’s electronic chart. I then wrote a note and texted the nurse practitioner in the cancer center to let her know the patient now had an advance directive, thanks to her earlier effort. A profound and clarifying process. A best-case scenario.