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Surrogate Decision Making: Bernie Lo and Laurie Dornbrand

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In 1988, Cruzan’s parents requested that her feeding tube be removed, arguing that she would not want to continue in this state. On the one hand, this was unfortunate, as it meant Nancy Cruzan could not be disconnected from the feeding tube immediately. In 1990 the Supreme Court ruled…for the state of Missouri.

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Should We Shift from Advance Care Planning to Serious Illness Communication?

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And I think social workers, advanced practitioners, nurses, really feel comfortable giving functional prognoses more so than time-based prognoses. Or the cases where someone actually said, “I never want a feeding tube.” Why did they choose to be DNR or not have a feeding tube? Rachelle: Yeah. Eric: Yeah.

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Hospice Nurses: Admission Tips You Can Use Right Now

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This includes: Most recent doctor’s note Recent hospital records Insurance information (for verification) Patient’s location for admission Power of Attorney or Living Will (if available). Foleys/Tubes -Does the patient have any tubes such as feeding tubes, CADD pumps, or Foley catheters. Hospice Admission Tips.