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The document is an assignment on hospice care submitted by Charanjit Kaur for her MSC Nursing program. It discusses that hospice care aims to relieve pain and reduce discomfort for those with a terminal illness and limited life expectancy through a team approach. The hospice team includes doctors, nurses, home health aides, social workers, dieticians and volunteers who work to manage symptoms like pain, nausea, anxiety and sleep issues for the patient. Eligibility requires a serious progressive illness with limited life expectancy and a family caregiver available in the home.

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The document is an assignment on hospice care submitted by Charanjit Kaur for her MSC Nursing program. It discusses that hospice care aims to relieve pain and reduce discomfort for those with a terminal illness and limited life expectancy through a team approach. The hospice team includes doctors, nurses, home health aides, social workers, dieticians and volunteers who work to manage symptoms like pain, nausea, anxiety and sleep issues for the patient. Eligibility requires a serious progressive illness with limited life expectancy and a family caregiver available in the home.

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S.G.R.

D INSTITUTE OF NURSING, PANDDHER, AMRITSAR

ASSIGNMENT
ON
HOSPICE CARE

SUBJECT- ADVANCE NURSING PRACTICE


DATE OF SUBMISSION- 23/09/2020

SUBMITTED TO SUBMITTED BY
Miss. Arpandeep kaur Charanjit kaur
Assistant professor Medical surgical
nursing
Dept. of community health nursing M.SC NSG 1st year
HOSPICE CARE
Hospice care is a program in local communities to help the people with
terminal disease who are coping with a limited life expectancy receive
care by trained professional.

THE EMPHASIS OF HOSPICE CARE IS ON

 Relieving pain
 Reduce discomfort
 Assisting the person

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR HOSPICE CARE

GENERAL  Serious progressive illness


 Limited life expectancy

 Presence of a family member or other caregiver


HOSPICE
continuously in the home when the patient is no
SPECIFIC
longer able.

THE HOSPICE TEAM


 A doctor who serve as the medical director of the team

 Nurse who provide the direct care

 Home health aids

 Social workers

 Dietcians

 Trained hospice volunteers

MANAGEMENT

 Reduce pain related to the disease condition

 Reduce vomiting, nausea related to drugs

 Maintain fluid volume

 Reduce anxiety regarding disease

 Improve sleeping pattern


BIBLIOGRAPHY
The SHEBEER.P.BASHEER the concise textbook of Advance nursing
practice” the First edition 2012, page no. 320-322.

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