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000007606 0247_ $$2DOI$$a10.6083/m42n51r5
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000007606 245__ $$aOregon nurse practitioners and advance care planning
000007606 260__ $$bOregon Health and Science University
000007606 269__ $$a2017
000007606 336__ $$aFinal project
000007606 502__ $$bD.N.P.
000007606 520__ $$aThe proportion of Americans entering old age is rapidly increasing.  By 2050, the number of citizens age 65 or older is expected to increase to 83.7 million, more than double the age group population in the 2010 census. The leading causes of death in people age 65 and greater are malignant neoplasm and chronic disease, often requiring rigorous long-term treatment and close medical care.  As the older population grows, the cost of healthcare during the last years of life falls heavily on Medicare.  The incidence of admissions to the intensive care unit during the last month of life has continued to increase over time.  Unfortunately, many of these hospital visits entail aggressive life supporting measures that function only to prolong the dying process at a large financial cost.
000007606 542__ $$fIn copyright - single owner
000007606 650__ $$aAdvance Directives$$028977
000007606 650__ $$aAdvance Care Planning$$034416
000007606 650__ $$aNurse Practitioners$$023075
000007606 651__ $$aOregon$$041094
000007606 691__ $$aSchool of Nursing$$041370
000007606 7001_ $$aAlston, Beth$$uOregon Health and Science University$$041354
000007606 8564_ $$9e2b7e27f-f3fe-415f-ae59-d376e7b65715$$s304760$$uhttps://digitalcollections.ohsu.edu/record/7606/files/Alston.Beth.2017.pdf
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000007606 909CO $$ooai:digitalcollections.ohsu.edu:7606$$pstudent-work
000007606 980__ $$aTheses and Dissertations