Name:
Children's Hospital: Decision-Making Tool and Care Plan
Definition:
Adapted from an ethical decision making model, this tool provides a comprehensive
framework for communication and clinical decision making about the plan of
care for children and life limiting illness.
Category:
Clinical Care Tools - Care Plan
Source:
Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center
Pediatric Palliative Care Project
Mail Stop CM - 11
4800 Sand Point Way, N.E.
Seattle, WA 98105
www.cshcn.org
Contact:
Ross Hays, M.D.
rhays@chmc.org
How the grantee used this instrument:
This tool is administered in-person by Project Consultant at the clinic enrollment
visit or by physician or agency case manager as requested by any member of
the care team.
Keywords:
pediatrics, care planning
To use this tool:
You may print and copy this tool for your own use from this site. Please credit
source.
References:
Designed by Project Team, based on the Clinical Ethics Model of Jonsen, Siegler,
and Winslade (Clinical Ethics: A Practical Approach to Ethical Decisions
in Clinical Medicine 4 ed. NY:McGraw-Hill 1998).
To view this tool:
Left click on the download link to view the PDF document in your Web browser.
Right-click on the download link to save the document to your computer.
PDF
166 KB / 4 pages (Viewing
PDF files requires downloading and installation of the free Adobe
Acrobat Reader.)
Posted September 2003
Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center overview page
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