Is there such a thing as a “good death?” George Washington University nursing researcher Dale Lupu is convinced there is, and says too many Americans don’t get one as they receive medical interventions they don’t want at the ends of their lives. “We’ve spent a lot of money on people for what they don’t even want because we didn’t ask them about their preference or values,” said Lupu, an associate research professor at GWU's nursing school. Lupu is among hospice and palliative care experts trying to change a long-standing problem in health facilities by boiling it down to a top 10 list of recommendations for improving end-of-life care.
Image: Erin Julius, George Washington University
