title: End-of-life care in the critical care unit for patients with heart failure.
authors: Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States, Silver Spring, Maryland, USA. sjwingate@comcast.net
authors: Sue
authors: S
authors: Wingate
authors: Debra Lynn-McHale
authors: DL
authors: Wiegand
mesh_terms: D016223:Advance Directives; D000368:Aged; D001601:Bereavement; D003142:Communication; D003422:Critical Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D003657:Decision Making; D018450:Disease Progression; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000401:mortality / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D010347:Patient Care Planning; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010358:Patient Participation / Q000523:psychology; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D028761:Withholding Treatment