Issue | Frequency |
---|---|
Alleviate Symptoms | 34 |
Pain | 9 |
Shortness of breath | 7 |
Thirst | 3 |
Other symptoms (gastrointestinal, cough, agitation oversedation, headache, feeling cold, dry skin, itching) | 15 |
Reduce Delays | 28 |
Delays in daily bedside care | 9 |
Delays in diagnosis or treatment | 8 |
Delay in transfer from emergency room to ward | 6 |
Delays in discharge to home | 5 |
Improve Daily Care | 29 |
Assist with activities of daily living | 9 |
Improve hospital environment | 6 |
Arrange help at home | 4 |
Personalize medical treatment | 3 |
Improve food | 3 |
Ensure staff are aware of special care needs | 2 |
Coordinate timing of diagnostic tests | 1 |
Obtain palliative care consultation | 1 |
Better Access to MDs/Medical information | 11 |
Improve Therapeutic Alliance | 10 |
Identify responsible physician | 3 |
Avoid unprofessional behaviors and comments | 3 |
Reduce changes in nursing staff | 2 |
Avoid repetitive questioning | 1 |
Apologize for medical error | 1 |
Address Emotions | 9 |
Fear of abandonment | 7 |
Loneliness | 2 |
Discuss Life Sustaining Treatments | 8 |
Further discussions | 5 |
Prior discussion should have been done differently | 3 |
Provide Personal Support | 3 |
Write letter so family can visit from outside country | 1 |
Wants to see chaplain | 1 |
Want someone to speak to my loved one in their native language about their medical condition | 1 |