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Supporting the Patient’s Family as Death Approaches
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Death Notification Instructions
Ask the patient’s family about the following in event of death:
Who should be contacted and at what number?
When should this person be contacted?
Would they want to come in to the hospital to see the body?
What are their plans regarding the next steps?
Do they have any special preferences and rituals about near death and after death care?
Source: VJ Periyakoil, MD and Betty Wexler, RN, CNS
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Transition to Death
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The Case Continues
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Supporting the Patient’s Family as Death Approaches:
Information Load
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Time of Death
Notification
Communication and Coaching the Family
Signs of Impending Death
Death Pronouncement
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Autopsy, Organ or Body Donation, and Funeral Arrangements
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