Open AccessUnderscoring the importance of advance care planning
Author(s) -
Karol DiBello
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the nurse practitioner/the nurse practitioner
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.15
H-Index - 21
eISSN - 1538-8662
pISSN - 0361-1817
DOI - 10.1097/01.npr.0000769740.05465.f1
Subject(s) - advance care planning , process (computing) , medical care , process management , medicine , medical emergency , computer science , nursing , business , palliative care , operating system
Advance care planning is an essential part of routine medical care. It is a billable, iterative process that can result in the completion of advance directives and medical orders, offering NPs the opportunity to assure goal-concordant care for their patients at the end of life.