How We Fail the Dying

Am J Nurs. 2019 Jun;119(6):61. doi: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000559807.98811.2a.

Author

Theresa Brown¹

Affiliation

¹ Theresa Brown is a hospice nurse and a frequent contributor to the New York Times, as well as the author of The Shift: One Nurse, Twelve Hours, Four Patients' Lives (Algonquin Books, 2015). Contact author: theresabrownrn@gmail.com. The author has disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

PMID: 31135434
DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000559807.98811.2a

Abstract

Katy Butler illuminates the human costs of her father's medically delayed death.

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Female
Frail Elderly / psychology*
Humans
Male
Right to Die*
Terminal Care / psychology*