Documenting plans for care: advance care directives and the 7-step pathway in the acute care context

Abstract Background Advance care planning involves the discussion and documentation of an individual’s values and preferences to guide their future healthcare should they lose capacity to make or communicate treatment decisions. Advance care planning can involve the individual’s completion of an Adv...

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Main Authors: Gregory Brian Crawford, Katherine Hodgetts, Teresa Burgess, Jaklin Eliott
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-09-01
Series:BMC Palliative Care
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12904-021-00838-8