Perrin Kathleen Ouimet, Kazanowski Mary
Kathleen Perrin is a professor of nursing at Saint Anselm College, Manchester, New Hampshire, where she teaches critical care nursing and understanding suffering.Mary Kazanowski is certified as a palliative care nurse practitioner. She works on the palliative care team for Elliot Hospital, Manchester, New Hampshire, and at Visiting Nurses Association Hospice of Manchester and Southern New Hampshire, Manchester, New Hampshire.
Crit Care Nurse. 2015 Oct;35(5):44-52. doi: 10.4037/ccn2015357.
Palliative care consultations for patients with life-threatening illnesses provide benefits for the patients and their families as well as for the health care team. Patients have better quality of life and live longer but cost the health care system less. Still, many patients are not offered the opportunity to receive a palliative care consultation. Barriers to palliative care consultation for patients in critical care units include misunderstandings about palliative care and not having agreed upon criteria for referral. Critical care nurses can assist in overcoming these barriers.
为患有危及生命疾病的患者提供姑息治疗咨询，对患者及其家属以及医疗团队都有益处。患者生活质量更高，寿命更长，同时医疗系统的成本更低。然而，许多患者没有机会接受姑息治疗咨询。重症监护病房患者接受姑息治疗咨询的障碍包括对姑息治疗的误解以及缺乏商定的转诊标准。重症监护护士可以帮助克服这些障碍。
