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Developing a moral compass: Themes from the Clinical Ethics Residency for Nurses’ final essays by Lee, Susan, Robinson, Ellen M, Grace, Pamela J, Zollfrank, Angelika, Jurchak, Martha

“…Background: The Clinical Ethics Residency for Nurses was offered selectively to nurses affiliated with two academic medical centers to increase confidence in…”
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Experience with a hospital policy on not offering cardiopulmonary resuscitation when believed more harmful than beneficial by Courtwright, Andrew M., MD, PhD, Brackett, Sharon, RN, BS, CCRN, Cadge, Wendy, PhD, Krakauer, Eric L., MD, PhD, Robinson, Ellen M., RN, PhD

“…Abstract Purpose This study investigated the impact of age, race, and functional status on decisions not to offer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) despite…”
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An End-of-Life Ethics Consult in the ICU: Who Has the Final Say- The Patient or the Family? by Semler, Lindsay R., Robinson, Ellen M., Cremens, M. Cornelia, Romain, Fred

“…A 72-year-old gentleman with metastatic pancreatic cancer was admitted to the ICU with increased oxygen demand and confusion, likely related to pulmonary…”
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Operationalizing the role of the nurse ethicist: More than a job by Morley, Georgina, Robinson, Ellen M, Wocial, Lucia D

“…The idea of a role in nursing that includes expertise in ethics has been around for more than 30 years. Whether or not one subscribes to the idea that nursing…”
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Ethics Committee Consultation and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation by Courtwright, Andrew M, Robinson, Ellen M, Feins, Katelyn, Carr-Loveland, Jennifer, Donahue, Vivian, Roy, Nathalie, McCannon, Jessica

“…The clinical ethics literature on extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) has been focused primarily on identifying hypothetical ethical dilemmas that may…”
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Enhancing Moral Agency: Clinical Ethics Residency for Nurses by Robinson, Ellen M., Lee, Susan M., Zollfrank, Angelika, Jurchak, Martha, Frost, Debra, Grace, Pamela

“…One antidote to moral distress is stronger moral agency—that is, an enhanced ability to act to bring about change. The Clinical Ethics Residency for Nurses, an…”
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A Team-Based Early Action Protocol to Address Ethical Concerns in the Intensive Care Unit by Pavlish, Carol L, Henriksen, Joan, Brown-Saltzman, Katherine, Robinson, Ellen M, Warda, Umme Shefa, Farra, Christopher, Chen, Belinda, Jakel, Patricia

“…Ethical conflicts complicate clinical practice and often compromise communication and teamwork among patients, families, and clinicians. As ethical conflicts…”
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Clinical Ethics Residency for Nurses: An Education Model to Decrease Moral Distress and Strengthen Nurse Retention in Acute Care by Grace, Pamela J., Robinson, Ellen M., Jurchak, Martha, Zollfrank, Angelika A., Lee, Susan M.

“…The experience of unaddressed moral distress can lead to nurse attrition and/or distancing from patients, compromising patient care. Nurses who are confident…”
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In‐hospital and subsequent mortality among lung transplant recipients with a prolonged initial hospitalization by Courtwright, Andrew M., Rubin, Emily, Robinson, Ellen M., Thomasson, Arwin, El‐Chemaly, Souheil, Diamond, Joshua M., Goldberg, Hilary J.

“…The care of lung transplant recipients with prolonged index hospitalizations can be ethically complex, with conflicts arising over whether the expected…”
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Declining to Provide or Continue Requested Life-Sustaining Treatment: Experience With a Hospital Resolving Conflict Policy by Rubin, Emily B., Robinson, Ellen M., Cremens, M. Cornelia, McCoy, Thomas H., Courtwright, Andrew M.

“…In 2015, the major critical care societies issued guidelines outlining a procedural approach to resolving intractable conflict between healthcare professionals…”
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AFTER THE DNR: Surrogates Who Persist in Requesting Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation by ROBINSON, ELLEN M., CADGE, WENDY, ZOLLFRANK, ANGELIKA A., CREMENS, M. CORNELIA, COURTWRIGHT, ANDREW M.

“…Some health care organizations allow physicians to withhold cardiopulmonary resuscitation from a patient, despite patient or surrogate requests that it be…”
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The Role of a Hospital Ethics Consultation Service in Decision-Making for Unrepresented Patients by Courtwright, Andrew M., Abrams, Joshua, Robinson, Ellen M.

“…Despite increased calls for hospital ethics committees to serve as default decision-makers about life-sustaining treatment (LST) for unrepresented patients who…”
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Developing Abilities to Navigate Through the Grey Zones in Complex Environments: Nurses’ Reasons for Applying to a Clinical Ethics Residency for Nurses by Jurchak, Martha, Grace, Pamela J., Lee, Susan M., Willis, Danny G., Zollfrank, Angelika A., Robinson, Ellen M.

“…Background and Purpose Nurses face complex ethical issues in practice and have to determine appropriate actions. An inability to conceptualize or follow a…”
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An Ethics Early Action Protocol to Promote Teamwork and Ethics Efficacy by Pavlish, Carol L., Brown-Saltzman, Katherine, Robinson, Ellen M., Henriksen, Joan, Warda, Umme Shefa, Farra, Christopher, Chen, Belinda, Jakel, Patricia

“…Background Moral dilemmas and ethical conflicts occur in critical care. Negative consequences include misunderstandings, mistrust, patient and family…”
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The role of religious beliefs in ethics committee consultations for conflict over life-sustaining treatment by Bandini, Julia I, Courtwright, Andrew, Zollfrank, Angelika A, Robinson, Ellen M, Cadge, Wendy

“…Previous research has suggested that individuals who identify as being more religious request more aggressive medical treatment at end of life. These requests…”
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Clinical Ethics Consultation During the First COVID-19 Pandemic Surge at an Academic Medical Center: A Mixed Methods Analysis by Erler, Kimberly S., Robinson, Ellen M., Bandini, Julia I., Regel, Eva V., Zwirner, Mary, Cremens, Cornelia, McCoy, Thomas H., Romain, Fred, Courtwright, Andrew

“…While a significant literature has appeared discussing theoretical ethical concerns regarding COVID-19, particularly regarding resource prioritization, as well…”
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Ethics Consultation for Adult Solid Organ Transplantation Candidates and Recipients: A Single Centre Experience by Courtwright, Andrew M., Erler, Kim S., Bandini, Julia I., Zwirner, Mary, Cremens, M. Cornelia, McCoy, Thomas H., Robinson, Ellen M., Rubin, Emily

“…Systematic study of the intersection of ethics consultation services and solid organ transplants and recipients can identify and illustrate ethical issues that…”
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Experience with a Revised Hospital Policy on Not Offering Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation by Courtwright, Andrew M., Rubin, Emily, Erler, Kimberly S., Bandini, Julia I., Zwirner, Mary, Cremens, M. Cornelia, McCoy, Thomas H., Robinson, Ellen M.

“…Critical care society guidelines recommend that ethics committees mediate intractable conflict over potentially inappropriate treatment, including Do Not…”
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Structure, Operation, and Experience of Clinical Ethics Consultation 2007-2013: A Report from the Massachusetts General Hospital Optimum Care Committee by Robinson, Ellen M, Cage, Wendy, Erler, Kimberly, Brackett, Sharon, Bandini, Julia, Cist, Alexandra, Cremens, M Cornelia, Krakauer, Eric L, Courtwright, Andrew

“…We describe the structure, operation, and experience of the Massachusetts General Hospital ethics committee, formally called the Edwin H. Cassem Optimum Care…”
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An Ethical Framework for the Care of Patients with Prolonged Hospitalization Following Lung Transplantation by Courtwright, Andrew M., Rubin, Emily, Robinson, Ellen M., El-Chemaly, Souheil, Lamas, Daniela, Diamond, Joshua M., Goldberg, Hilary J.

“…The lung allocation score system in the United States and several European countries gives more weight to risk of death without transplantation than to…”
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