What Families Have Taught Us

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What Families Have Taught Us
Lessons learned in providing comfort care
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Conference Summary

• Early Referral
• Early medical intervention to protect organ
  viability
• Allow family time needed to ask and consider
  options

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Conference Summary

• Early Referral
• Early medical intervention to protect organ
  viability
• Allow family time needed to ask and consider
  options
• Huddle
• Review donor management guidelines
• Understand family dynamics
• Identify the right time and people to approach

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Conference Summary

• Hospital Champions are vital to protect the donor
  process
• Measure and review both successes and
  opportunities for improvement
• Understand that donation is an extension of
  patient rights and end-of-life comfort
• Safeguarding the Donor Process protects families

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Commitment

• Question to Run On
• What did I learn today about the Donor Process
  that will help me provide effective care to
  suffering families?

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Save the Dates!

• Donor Management for the Critical Care Nurse
  Western Medical Center Santa Ana - November 19,
  2008
• Pasadena Rose Parade
  Pasadena, California - January 1, 2009
• Fields of Gold
  Loma Linda University
  Medical Center - March 2009
• Celebrating Our Partners
  
  Location and Date to be announced June 2009