Table 4.
Descriptive Statistics for “When Communication Occurs?”
Often or Always | |
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When would you communicate with a resident’s family member about death and dying? | n (%) |
| |
On admission | 790 (39.2) |
At the next care plan meeting | 1,073 (53.7) |
When she is terminal | 1,478 (75.0) |
After her physician does | 1,194 (60.9) |
When the resident’s family member wants to | 1,473 (74.9) |
| |
When would you communicate about obtaining a DNR order? | |
| |
On admission | 1,610 (79.3) |
When we noticed she was losing weight | 854 (44.0) |
When the resident’s family member brings it up | 1,461 (74.7) |
At the next care plan meeting | 1,258 (64.3) |
After the doctor orders hospice or comfort care | 1,569 (79.1) |
| |
When would you communicate about obtaining a hospice referral? | |
| |
On admission | 501 (26.0) |
When the resident’s family member asks for it | 1,450 (73.9) |
When the physician orders it | 1,671 (84.4) |
Now that she has lost weight | 757 (38.9) |
At the next care plan meeting | 997 (51.2) |