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