Expert Nursing Care Has The Potential To Greatly Reduce The Burden And Distress Of Those At Life'S End And The Ability To Offer Support For The Many Physical, Psychological, Social, And Spiritual Needs Of Patients And Their Families. This Protocol Sets Forth The Evidence-Based Guidelines For Providing Appropriate End-Of-Life Care; Including Symptom Management; Family Issues And Intervention; Withholding And Withdrawing Life Support; Communication And Conflict Resolution; And Caring For The Caregiver.

Care Of Mechanically Ventilated Patients Guides Clinicians' Practice In The Following Categories: Airway Management, Modes And Methods Of Mechanical Ventilation, Weaning, Sedation And Neuromuscular Blockade, Nutrition Support, And Home Care Management Of Ventilator-Assisted Patients. Each Protocol Guides Clinicians In The Appropriate Selection Of Patients, Use And Application Of Management Principles, Initial And Ongoing Monitoring, Discontinuation Of Therapies Or Interventions, And Selected Aspects Of Quality Control.