It has been indicated that nurses not being involved in the discussion is disheartening and they are forced to either wait for the physician to have the conversation or accept the decisions that have been made without the nurses input. Bach, Ploeg, Black, 2009., found that critical care nurses are as crucial to decision making and improving the quality of the EOL discussion. However, when nurses are able to participate in the discussion there are several factors that limit the nurse’s
It has been indicated that nurses not being involved in the discussion is disheartening and they are forced to either wait for the physician to have the conversation or accept the decisions that have been made without the nurses input. Bach, Ploeg, Black, 2009., found that critical care nurses are as crucial to decision making and improving the quality of the EOL discussion. However, when nurses are able to participate in the discussion there are several factors that limit the nurse’s