An Advance Care Directive is an important step forward in planning for future health care, preferred living arrangements and other personal matters.
Resuscitation Planning - 7 Step Pathway
Quality of life can be improved by health care teams by partnering early with a patient, Substitute Decision-Makers (SDMs), Person Responsible or significant others in making and documenting shared decisions about end-of-life treatment and care.
What is Resuscitation Planning- 7 Step Pathway?
A standardised process for the development and implementation of a clinical care plan which documents treatment decisions relating to a patient’s resuscitation and end-of-life care.
Tool 1 – Resuscitation Plan- 7 Step Pathway (PDF 76KB)
Tool 1 – Resuscitation Plan- 7 Step Pathway (PDF 76KB) - provides a summary of each step within the pathway:
- trigger
- assessment
- consultation
- document the clinical care plan
- transparency and communication
- implementation and support of the patient
- Substitute Decision-Maker(s) / person responsible, family and/ or carers.
Contact
Safety and Quality Unit
Phone: (08) 8226 6539