Conclusion This course provided an overview of hospice and palliative care and illuminated the importance and recent growth of this specialty area. It also included a focus on hospice services as defined by the Medicare hospice benefit, quality metrics, and the delivery of care. Increased understanding by nurses and other clinicians is crucial to providing compassionate care. The goal of hospice and palliative care is to https://agingwithdignity.org ● American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine http://aahpm.org ● American Association of Colleges of Nursing End of Life Nursing Consortium https://www.aacnnursing.org/ELNEC ● CaringInfo (National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization) https://www.caringinfo.org ● Center to Advance Palliative Care https://www.capc.org ● Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Resources ● Aging With Dignity https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for- Service- Payment/Hospice#:~:text=Hospice%20 Levels%20of%20Care,enrolled%20in%20the%20 hospice%20benefit.&text=A%20patient's%20 ● Dignity in Care https://dignityincare.ca/en/
reduce the patient’s distressing symptoms (physical, psychological, social, and spiritual), no matter how young or how old they are, and to improve their quality of life. Making appropriate and timely referrals for hospice and palliative care is one way that clinicians can prevent needless suffering for patients with life-limiting conditions. ● Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association https://advancingexpertcare.org ● Hospice Foundation of America https://hospicefoundation.org ● National Association for Home Care & Hospice https://www.nahc.org ● National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization https://www.nhpco.org
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