Critical Care Nursing: Expanding the Skill Set in Palliative Care

Health care as we know it has undergone a major change and shift over the last year in part due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As health care providers, we have been forced to reevaluate how we provide care in a more holistic patient-centered manner. Palliative care is even more important to help guide nursing practice to ensure quality care is delivered to patients in all settings, including the intensive care unit (ICU) and other critical care areas. Roughly 20% of people in the United States die in an ICU setting each year and will experience a myriad of debilitating symptoms, such as pain, dyspnea, delirium, or psychological distress.
Source: Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Preface Source Type: research