COVID crisis prompts calls for integration of palliative and critical care
With COVID-19 increasing patients鈥 pain and morbidity and exacerbating high levels of clinician burnout and moral distress, integrating palliative and critical care 鈥渉as never been more crucial,鈥 according to the authors of an article in December鈥檚 Critical Care Nurse. Such integration greatly palliative care鈥檚 benefits for patients, families and health care providers, they argue. Their offers resources and strategies to support critical care nurses in this endeavor. (Newswise , 11/18/20)