Palliative & Supportive Care, April 2015, 13(2):385-7
Levin TT; Coyle N.
An alternative,
"Allow Natural Death" (AND), has been proposed as a better way of
framing end of life discussions. The authors contrast the advantages and disadvantages of the
term AND from the communication training perspective and suggest that
AND-framing language replace DNR as a better way to facilitate meaningful
end-of-life communication. One well-designed, randomized, controlled simulation
study supports this practice. We also consider the communication implications
of "natural" versus "unnatural" death.
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