{"title":"Palliative Care of Stroke Patients.","authors":"Beth Hundt, Stacie Stevens","doi":"10.4037/aacnacc2024489","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Critical care clinicians frequently care for patients with acute brain injury, such as stroke. Regardless of the severity of the neurologic insult, these patients have life-altering deficits that threaten their personal identity and quality of life. The sudden nature of the injury often means that there has been little discussion between patients and their families about life-sustaining treatments, and most patients are unable to speak for themselves because of impaired cognition and communication. Thus, individuals experiencing stroke and their families present clinicians with unique and complex care needs in the acute care setting. Key professional organizations have endorsed the early integration of palliative care into the treatment of patients with stroke and devastating neurologic injury. Implementing interdisciplinary primary or specialty palliative care helps clinicians adopt a patient-centered approach to care and aids in decision-making.</p>","PeriodicalId":46461,"journal":{"name":"AACN Advanced Critical Care","volume":"35 2","pages":"125-133"},"PeriodicalIF":1.5000,"publicationDate":"2024-06-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"AACN Advanced Critical Care","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.4037/aacnacc2024489","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q2","JCRName":"NURSING","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Critical care clinicians frequently care for patients with acute brain injury, such as stroke. Regardless of the severity of the neurologic insult, these patients have life-altering deficits that threaten their personal identity and quality of life. The sudden nature of the injury often means that there has been little discussion between patients and their families about life-sustaining treatments, and most patients are unable to speak for themselves because of impaired cognition and communication. Thus, individuals experiencing stroke and their families present clinicians with unique and complex care needs in the acute care setting. Key professional organizations have endorsed the early integration of palliative care into the treatment of patients with stroke and devastating neurologic injury. Implementing interdisciplinary primary or specialty palliative care helps clinicians adopt a patient-centered approach to care and aids in decision-making.
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AACN Advanced Critical Care is a quarterly, peer-reviewed publication of in-depth articles intended for experienced critical care and acute care clinicians at the bedside, advanced practice nurses, and clinical and academic educators. Each issue includes a topic-based symposium, feature articles, and columns of interest to critical care and progressive care clinicians. AACN Advanced Critical Care contains concisely written, practical information for immediate use and future reference. Continuing education units are available for selected articles in each issue. AACN Advanced Critical Care is an official publication of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.
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