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The Power of Hospice Nursing

Daily Nurse

Eventually, these ‘terminal restlessness’ symptoms subside, and most of the time, the patient will die shortly after the hallucinations stop.” Even with the use of these meds, many patients continue this behavior for hours or even days before death. This can be exhausting and require multiple caregivers broken down into shifts.

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Palace of Care – What’s in a word?

Palliverse

End of life delirium/terminal restlessness. When someone is dying everything inside can become all messed up, like he’s in a storm. He doesn’t know which way is up or down, and it might be really scary for him. When someone is dying, they become less clear in their thinking, and sleepier.