Masters Thesis

A model of implementation for End of Life Option Act in hospitals

While California has been one of the states to take the lead in implementing policy around end of life options (End of Life Option Act), there remain a number of major issues and challenges directly involved in the implementation of the policy. In order for different hospitals within California to implement high quality/safe/ethical end-of-life options for patients, they must address the need for provider education, a streamlined process, and a clearly stated institutional policy. The resulting guidelines and procedures will serve as formative components in the framework for social work practice in the area of end of life options. This study works towards the development of a high quality/safe/ethical end of life options-oriented model of social work practice. It uses research on the many different areas related to patients at the end of life and takes a look at implementation plans of other healthcare institutions with similar patient populations. This model will help social workers (and other providers) fulfill ethical responsibilities to patients opting for quality end of life care and create a structure for social workers to lead implementation of such policies.

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