{"id":920,"date":"2016-04-18T07:30:51","date_gmt":"2016-04-18T07:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/ebn\/?p=920"},"modified":"2016-04-18T06:50:16","modified_gmt":"2016-04-18T06:50:16","slug":"the-importance-of-research-about-patient-care","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/ebn\/2016\/04\/18\/the-importance-of-research-about-patient-care\/","title":{"rendered":"The importance of research about patient care"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Roberta Heale, Associate Editor EBN<\/p>\n<p>I am working on a number of research projects, but one that is currently taking the forefront is related to advance care planning. Advance care planning has been defined as an ongoing process of reflection, communication, and documentation of a person\u2019s values and wishes for future health and personal care in the event that they become incapable of consenting to or refusing treatment (Canadian Nurses Association, 2015). 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