Abstract

The purpose of this study was to understand the family surrogates’ values as whether to forgo or receive life-sustaining ventilation for their critically-ill, life-threatening, non-cancer sick family.

Author Details

Chia-Wei Yu, MSN, Nursing Department, En Chu Kong Hospital, New Taipei, Taiwan; Shiuyu Katie C. Lee, DNSc, School of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Science, Taipei, Taiwan

Sigma Membership

Lambda Beta at-Large

Lead Author Affiliation

En Chu Kong Hospital, New Taipei, Taiwan

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Decision Making, Family Surrogate, Life-sustaining Ventilation

Conference Name

29th International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Melbourne, Australia

Conference Year

2018

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Family surrogates' values for the life-sustaining ventilation decision of critically-ill non-cancer patients

Melbourne, Australia

The purpose of this study was to understand the family surrogates’ values as whether to forgo or receive life-sustaining ventilation for their critically-ill, life-threatening, non-cancer sick family.