Gerontological Nursing

Study data from E.H. Dobbins et al provide new insights into gerontological nursing

Published in Hospital Law Weekly, April 10th, 2008

According to recent research from the United States, "The patient records of 160 older adults who died in a community hospital were reviewed to determine the use of advance directives and evaluate their effect on the care decisions made by health care providers. Findings confirmed that the use of advance directives has not changed during the past 15 years."

"The documents did not seem to influence health care providers' decisions about the hospital unit in which patients were treated, the use of life-sustaining treatments, or the initiation of comfort care plans. The presence of a living will seemed to influence health care providers' decisions to write...

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Source: Hospital Law Weekly (2008-04-10)

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