title: Improving incidence of referrals for psychosocial and spiritual transdisciplinary care in a palliative care service: focus on brain death.
abstract: The goal of this project was to examine the uniformity of the hospital's delivery of psychosocial and spiritual care for the families of patients being evaluated for brain death. A retrospective chart review encompassing one calendar year was conducted. After conferring with physicians and staff, a strategy was developed to capture information on patients who were diagnosed with brain death. Following evaluation of the information gathered, a proposal was introduced and hospital procedure revised. Triggers were put in place to ensure consistent offering of psycho-spiritual transdisciplinary services to the families of patients who are undergoing evaluation for brain death.
authors: Baptist Hospital, Pensacola, Florida 32501, USA. Kelly.Markham@bhcpns.org
authors: Kelly C
authors: KC
authors: Markham
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001293:Attitude to Death; D001601:Bereavement; D001926:Brain Death; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D029181:Spirituality; D055815:Young Adult