Three extubations and a blizzard: A day in the life of a palliative social worker.

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Citation: Patient Education & Counseling. 100(12):2355-2356, 2017 Dec.PMID: 28465110Institution: Medstar Health Research Institute | Medstar Union Memorial HospitalForm of publication: Journal ArticleMedline article type(s): Journal ArticleSubject headings: *Airway Extubation | *Palliative Care | *Social Workers/px [Psychology] | *Terminal Care | Aged | Empathy | Female | Hospitals, Community | Humans | Intensive Care Units | Male | Middle Aged | SnowYear: 2017ISSN:
  • 0738-3991
Name of journal: Patient education and counselingAbstract: A palliative social worker describes a day in the hospital during which three patients come off their ventilators and families gather to say goodbye while a blizzard looms over the city.Copyright (c) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.All authors: Griswold E, Kearney GOriginally published: Patient Education & Counseling. , 2017 Apr 21Fiscal year: FY2018Fiscal year of original publication: FY2017Digital Object Identifier: Date added to catalog: 2017-05-08
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A palliative social worker describes a day in the hospital during which three patients come off their ventilators and families gather to say goodbye while a blizzard looms over the city.

Copyright (c) 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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