A scoping review of nurse-led advance care planning

The Institute of Medicine report Dying in America: Improving Quality and Honoring Individual Preferences Near the End of Life recommends that clinicians encourage advance care planning (ACP) conversations throughout an individual's lifespan, including childhood if they have capacity to do so (Institute of Medicine, 2014). ACP is a conversation to consider medical decisions that could arise due to serious illness or medical emergencies and convey preferences to loved ones and their healthcare team (National  Institute on Aging, National Institute of Health.

Source: Nursing Outlook - October 6, 2021 Category: Nursing Authors: Phyllis Whitehead, Erica Frechman, Marianne Johnstone-Petty, Jeannette Kates, Djin L. Tay, Kristen DeSanto, Regina M. Fink Source Type: research