Keywords

advance directives, advanced practice registered nurses, artificial nutrition, dementia, end-of-life care, ethics, evidence-based practice, hospice, palliative care, primary care

 

Authors

  1. Dobbins, Elizabeth H. PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE

Abstract

Abstract: A 2014 consensus report by the Institute of Medicine offers recommendations for healthcare providers to decrease unwanted care and improve the quality of life at the end of life. This article discusses the recommendations of interest to advanced practice registered nurses.