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Assessment of patients’ and caregivers’ informational and decisional needs for left ventricular assist device placement: Implications for informed consent and shared decision-making by Blumenthal-Barby, Jennifer S., PhD, MA, Kostick, Kristin M., PhD, MA, Delgado, Estevan D., BA, Volk, Robert J., PhD, Kaplan, Holland M., BA, Wilhelms, L.A., BA, McCurdy, Sheryl A., PhD, Estep, Jerry D., MD, Loebe, Matthias, MD, PhD, Bruce, Courtenay R., JD, MA

“…Background Several organizations have underscored the crucial need for patient-centered decision tools to enhance shared decision-making in advanced heart…”
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Impacts of an Acute Care Telenursing Program on Discharge, Patient Experience, and Nursing Experience: Retrospective Cohort Comparison Study by Bruce, Courtenay R, Klahn, Steve, Randle, Lindsay, Li, Xin, Sayali, Kelkar, Johnson, Barbara, Gomez, Melissa, Howard, Meagan, Schwartz, Roberta, Sasangohar, Farzan

“…Despite widespread growth of televisits and telemedicine, it is unclear how telenursing could be applied to augment nurse labor and support nursing. This study…”
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Stakeholder Insights from Zika Virus Infections in Houston, Texas, USA, 2016–2017 by Morain, Stephanie R., Eppes, Catherine S., Fisher, Joslyn W., Bruce, Courtenay R., Rac, Martha, Aagaard, Kjersti M., Lunstroth, Rebecca, Fedson, Savitri, Dinesh, Pallavi, Raphael, Jean L.

“…Responding to Zika virus infections in Houston, Texas, USA, presented numerous challenges across the health system. As the nation’s fourth-largest city, in a…”
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Navigating Ethical Conflicts Between Advance Directives and Surrogate Decision-Makers’ Interpretations of Patient Wishes by Bruce, Courtenay R., JD, MA, Bibler, Trevor, PhD, Childress, Andrew M., PhD, Stephens, Ashley L., MA, Pena, Adam M., MA, Allen, Nathan G., MD

“…There is little guidance on what clinicians should do when advance directives (or living wills, specifically) are challenged, particularly when surrogate…”
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Ventricular Assist Devices: A Review of Psychosocial Risk Factors and Their Impact on Outcomes by Bruce, Courtenay R., JD, MA, Delgado, Estevan, BA, Kostick, Kristin, PhD, Grogan, Sherry, RN, PMH, NP-BC, Ashrith, Guha, MD, FACC, Trachtenberg, Barry, MD, FACC, Estep, Jerry D., MD, FACC, Bhimaraj, Arvind, MD, MPH, FACC, Pham, Linda, MSSW, LCSW, Blumenthal-Barby, Jennifer S., PhD

“…Abstract Background Psychosocial contraindications for ventricular assist devices (VADs) remain particularly nebulous and are driven by institution-specific…”
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Lessons learned from the case of Sarah Murnaghan by Bruce, Courtenay R., JD, MA

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Benefits and Challenges of Early Introduction of Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement by Bruce, Courtenay R., JD, MA, Blumenthal-Barby, Jennifer S., PhD, Meyers, Deborah, MD

“…Rather, we advocate for a more nuanced interpretation of the findings: LVAD placement is a highly preference-sensitive decision; it involves a number of…”
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Reasons Why Eligible Candidates Decline Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement by Bruce, Courtenay R., JD, MA, Kostick, Kristin M., PhD, MA, Delgado, Estevan D., BA, Wilhelms, Lidija A., BA, Volk, Robert J., PhD, Smith, Martin L., STD, McCurdy, Sheryl A., PhD, Loebe, Matthias, MD, PhD, Estep, Jerry D., MD, Blumenthal-Barby, Jennifer S., PhD, MA

“…Abstract Background A greater understanding of how beliefs and perceptions inform LVAD placement refusals can help ensure that standards for informed decision…”
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Clarification of the intent of ventricular assist devices before patient consent by Bruce, Courtenay R., JD, MA, Smith, Martin L., STD, McCullough, Laurence B., PhD

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Challenges in Deactivating a Total Artificial Heart for a Patient With Capacity by Bruce, Courtenay R., JD, Allen, Nathan G., MD, Fahy, Bridget N., MD, Gordon, Harvey L., MD, Suarez, Erik E., MD, Bruckner, Brian A., MD

“…The use of mechanical circulatory support (MCS) devices has increased sixfold since 2006. Although there is an established legal and ethical consensus that…”
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Revisiting Surrogate Consent for Ventricular Assist Device Placement by Bruce, Courtenay R., JD, MA, Bhimaraj, Arvind, MD, MPH, Smith, Martin L., STD

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Design and Integration of a Texting Tool to Keep Patients’ Family Members Updated During Hospitalization: Clinicians’ Perspectives by Bruce, Courtenay R, Kamencik-Wright, Ashleigh, Zuniga-Georgy, Natalie, Vinh, Thomas M, Shah, Hema, Shallcross, Jamie, Giammattei, Charlie, O’Rourke, Colleen, Smith, Mariana, Bruchhaus, Lindsey, Bowens, Yashica, Goode, Kimberley, Arabie, Lee Ann, Sauceda, Katherine, Pacha, Majeedah, Martinez, Sandra, Chisum, James, Benjamin Saldaña, R, Nicholas Desai, S, Awar, Melina, Vernon, Thomas R

“…An important gap in the literature is how clinicians feel about patient-centered technologies and how clinicians experience patient-centered technologies in…”
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Design and Integration of a Texting Tool to Keep Patients’ Family Members Updated During Hospitalization: Family Members’ Perspectives by Bruce, Courtenay R., Kamencik-Wright, Ashleigh, Zuniga-Georgy, Natalie, Vinh, Thomas M., Shah, Hema, Shallcross, Jamie, Giammattei, Charlie, O’Rourke, Colleen, Smith, Mariana, Bruchhaus, Lindsey, Bowens, Yashica, Goode, Kimberly, Arabie, Lee Ann, Sauceda, Katherine, Pacha, Majeedah, Martinez, Sandra, Chisum, James, Saldaña DO, R. Benjamin, Desai, S. Nicholas, Awar, Melina, R. Vernon, Thomas

“…While there is an evolving literature on the benefits of texting and patient-centered technologies, texting initiatives have not focused on family members. We…”
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A Qualitative Study Exploring Moral Distress in the ICU Team: The Importance of Unit Functionality and Intrateam Dynamics by Bruce, Courtenay R, Miller, Susan M, Zimmerman, Janice L

“…OBJECTIVE:Our study objectives were to determine the key sources of moral distress in diverse critical care professionals and how they manage it in the context…”
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Patient-to-patient encounters: Benefits and challenges by Bruce, Courtenay R., JD, MA, Majumder, Mary A., JD, PhD, Loebe, Matthias, MD, PhD

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Developing, Administering, and Scoring the Healthcare Ethics Consultant Certification Examination by BRUCE, COURTENAY R., FEUDTNER, CHRIS, DAVIS, DANIEL, BENNER, MARY BETH, COHN, FELICIA

“…In November 2018, the practice of health care ethics consultation crossed a major threshold when 138 candidates took the inaugural Healthcare Ethics Consultant…”
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Legislating Medicine: The Need for Evidence, Argument, and Alliance by Bruce, Courtenay R., Bibler, Trevor, Childress, Andrew, Fedson, Savitri

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Benefits and Challenges of Early Introduction of Left Ventricular Assist Device Placement: A Patient-Centered Perspective by Bruce, Courtenay R., Blumenthal-Barby, Jennifer S., Meyers, Deborah

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Barriers and Facilitators to Initiating and Completing Time-Limited Trials in Critical Care by Bruce, Courtenay R, Liang, Cecilia, Blumenthal-Barby, Jennifer S, Zimmerman, Janice, Downey, Andrea, Pham, Linda, Theriot, Lisette, Delgado, Estevan D, White, Douglas

“…OBJECTIVES:A time-limited trial is an agreement between clinicians and patients or surrogate decision makers to use medical therapies over a defined period of…”
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Legislating how critical care physicians discuss and implement do-not-resuscitate orders by Bruce, Courtenay R., Bibler, Trevor, Childress, Andrew, Fedson, Savitri

“…A few weeks ago, Texas took an unprecedented position on unilateral DNRs by passing Senate Bill (SB) 11, which requires patient/surrogate consent for writing…”
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