Fast Facts for the Hospice Nurse, Second Edition: A Concise Guide to End-of-Life Care

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Abstract

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Part I: Overview of Hospice -- Chapter 1: An Introduction to Hospice and Palliative Care -- Chapter Objectives -- Hospice Care -- Characteristics of Hospice Care -- Bereavement Care -- Palliative Care -- The Palliative Care Nurse -- Provision of Palliative Care Services -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: History and Evolution of Hospice in the United States -- Chapter Objectives -- Hospice in the United States -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Hospice Philosophy and the Role of the Nurse -- Chapter Objectives -- Nursing and the Relief of Human Suffering -- Hospice Nursing as a Specialty Area -- Standards of Practice -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 4: The Hospice Interdisciplinary Team -- Chapter Objectives -- Who's on the Team? -- The RN on the Hospice Interdisciplinary Team -- Interdisciplinary Communication -- Communicating During Patient Transitions -- Managing Conflict Within the Interdisciplinary Team -- Conclusion -- References -- Part II: Essentials of Hospice Nursing -- Chapter 5: The Hospice Nurse as Case Manager -- Chapter Objectives -- The Case Management Model -- The Hospice RN as Case Manager -- The Nursing Process and Case Management -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 6: Goals of Care Conversations -- Chapter Objectives -- Establishing and Reestablishing Goals of Care -- Having Difficult Conversations -- Facilitating Family Conversations -- Family Meetings -- Diffusing Family Conflict -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 7: Establishing Hospice Eligibility -- Chapter Objectives -- Guidelines and Assessment Tools -- Documenting the Patient's Baseline and Declining Clinical Status -- Evidence of Meeting Disease-Specific Guidelines for Hospice Care -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 8: Hospice Admission and Levels of Care.