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> [“When it comes to dying and the risks of a bad death, does our responsibility as doctors override cultural values? Is it ever acceptable to bypass cultural norms and expectations in an attempt to get to the human truth? While…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-nutik-zitter/when-it-comes-to-dying-and-the-risks-of-a-bad-death-does-our/)

[Jessica Nutik Zitter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-nutik-zitter/)

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## More by Jessica Nutik Zitter

> [“I heard a compelling lecture by an African American pastor from the north side of Chicago. He opened his talk with numbers, counting up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-nutik-zitter/i-heard-a-compelling-lecture-by-an-african-american-pastor-from-the/)

[Jessica Nutik Zitter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-nutik-zitter/)

> [“When it comes to dying and the risks of a bad death, does our responsibility as doctors override cultural values? Is it ever acceptable…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-nutik-zitter/when-it-comes-to-dying-and-the-risks-of-a-bad-death-does-our/)

[Jessica Nutik Zitter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-nutik-zitter/)

> [“it makes no sense to scoop people out of the river when we could go upstream and prevent them from falling in in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-nutik-zitter/it-makes-no-sense-to-scoop-people-out-of-the-river-when-we-could-go/)

[Jessica Nutik Zitter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-nutik-zitter/)

> [“Maybe, I thought, we should have protocols for a Code Pain like we do for Code Blue.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-nutik-zitter/maybe-i-thought-we-should-have-protocols-for-a-code-pain-like-we-do/)

[Jessica Nutik Zitter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-nutik-zitter/)

> [“Data show that the more patients actually know, the less they want of our treatments at the end of life. A study of 230…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-nutik-zitter/data-show-that-the-more-patients-actually-know-the-less-they-want-of/)

[Jessica Nutik Zitter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-nutik-zitter/)

> [“Palliative care isn’t only for the dying: any patient with serious symptoms or communication needs can benefit. But for patients approaching the end of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-nutik-zitter/palliative-care-isn-t-only-for-the-dying-any-patient-with-serious/)

[Jessica Nutik Zitter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-nutik-zitter/)

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