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Hospice Nurses Take a Holistic Approach to Dementia Care

Nurse.com

Once hospice care is appropriate, the hospice team will need to identify the family’s wishes if the patient did not express end-of-life goals in advance by: Establishing care goals — Hospice nurses can help families and caregivers have discussions and make decisions concerning end-of-life issues. Support for caregivers.

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PC Trials at State of Science: Tom LeBlanc, Kate Courtright, & Corita Grudzen

GeriPal

Summary Transcript Summary One marker of the distance we’ve traveled in palliative care is the blossoming evidence base for the field. They study palliative care. She’s pulmonary critical care and palliative medicine trained. These are big trials in palliative care. Welcome, Corita and Kate and Tom. Kate: Thank you.