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. 2019 Jul;119(7):72.
doi: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000569484.33497.3a.

What Joanna Would Have Wanted

Jennifer Chicca  1
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What Joanna Would Have Wanted

Jennifer Chicca. Am J Nurs. 2019 Jul.

Abstract

To help health care proxies with end-of-life decisions, ask about patients' former selves.

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  • Continuing Care.
    Grant M. Grant M. Am J Nurs. 2019 Sep;119(9):10. doi: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000580172.58441.7c. Am J Nurs. 2019. PMID: 31449099 No abstract available.
  • Continuing Care.
    Mahon MM. Mahon MM. Am J Nurs. 2019 Sep;119(9):10. doi: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000580176.66064.d3. Am J Nurs. 2019. PMID: 31449100 No abstract available.

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