Less futile end-of-life care observed where palliative care knowledge is greater

Friday, March 20, 2015 - 11:30 in Health & Medicine

The greater a director of nursing's knowledge of palliative care the lower the likelihood that nursing home patients will experience futile, aggressive end-of-life care, according to a new large national study. The association was evident whether or not hospice care was available.

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