title: Identifying compliance with end-of-life care decision protocols.
abstract: For the past decade, end-of-life care decisions, such as advance directives, have come to be viewed as an important component in influencing treatment decisions for patients with serious illness or loss of competence. However, few studies have examined health care providers' compliance with hospital protocols and federal regulations on end-of-life decisions. This article describes a hospital-based standards project to identify the knowledge, beliefs, and practices of physicians, nurses, social workers, and pastoral care associates in end-of-life care decisions.
authors.affiliation: Procter & Gamble Co., Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.mstoeckl@concentric.net
authors.forename: M L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Stoeckle
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Doorley
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: McArdle
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease / Q000628:therapy*; D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003422:Critical Care / Q000379:methods*; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010564:Personnel, Hospital / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000379:methods*