The "IPACC Video" is now available on the website of the National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR). Follow this link [http://www.ninr.nih.gov/NewsAndInformation/PodCastMultimedia/] to view "Integrating Palliative and Critical Care -- An educational video about improving palliative care in the ICU.

1. Physician Orders - Revised April 2005
   (PDF, 153 KB)

The "VALUE" reference is a 5-step mnemonic to improve ICU clinician communication with families.

1. V.A.L.U.E card template in Microsoft Word format
   (DOC, 24 KB)

The Get-to-Know-Me poster provides a way to involve family members in the care provided to their loved one in the ICU and provides information to ICU clinicians about who the patient is as a person. Family members and ICU clinicians have found these posters very helpful. In situations where the patient is at risk of death during this hospitalization, many families find that filling out the poster is a good way to let clinicians know who the patient is. It can be a wonderful time of reminiscence for the family.

1. Poster template in Adobe format.
   (PDF, 19 KB)
2. Poster template in Microsoft Word format.
   (DOC, 21 KB)

1. Version 1.0 - An Instrument for Assessing the Quality of Dying and Death
   
   
   • Significant Other after Death Interview
     (PDF, 1.9 MB)
   • Significant Other after Death Interview with Variable Names
     (PDF, 1 MB)
   • Instructions for Interviewers
     (PDF, 109 KB)
   • Coding Manual
     (PDF, 166 KB)
   • Microsoft Access Database Variables
     (Microsoft Access format, 258 KB)
   • SPSS Syntax
     (Text format, 14 KB)
     
     
2. Version 3.2 - An Instrument for Assessing the Quality of Dying and Death in Hospital/ICU Settings
   
   
   • Family Member/Friend After Death Self-Administered Questionnaire
     (PDF, 1.16 MB)
   • Healthcare Professional After Death Self-Administered Questionnaire
     (PDF, 101 KB)
     
     
3. Spanish translations of these instruments are available
   
   

1. Version 1.0 - Please note that the first version of the instrument is presented here; the next version of this instrument is currently under development.
   
   
   • Quality of Communication Interviewer-Administered Questionnaire
     (PDF, 120 KB)
   • Instructions for use and scoring of this instrument are available from the researchers.
     
     
2. Spanish and Vietnamese translations of this instrument are available
   
   

1. Barriers to Care Questionnaire
   (PDF, 21 KB)
2. Nurse Activities for Communicating with Families (NACF) Questionnaire
   (PDF, 48 KB)
3. Social Work Activities for Communicating with Families (SWACF) Questionnaire
   (PDF, 48 KB)
4. Meeting Family Needs - Nurse Questionnaire (N-MFN 2.0)
   (PDF, 31 KB)
5. Meeting Family Needs - Social Work Questionnaire (SW-MFN 2.0)
   (PDF, 31 KB)