The Palliative Care/Hospice Team
Palliative care is carried out by a team of professionals who are committed to working together to provide the patient and their family comprehensive care. This team may include physicians, nurses, nursing assistants or home health aides, chaplains, and social workers. The team can offer support to patients and their loved ones, help them navigate through the healthcare process, and assist in making healthcare choices that are right for them.
Hospice Nurse - What Does a Hospice Nurse Do?
Considering hospice nursing? Here is a profile of a typical hospice nurse.
Considering hospice nursing? Here is a profile of a typical hospice nurse.
Hospice Physician
The hospice physician certifies the patient's terminal illness and oversees the patient's medical care while on hospice.
The hospice physician certifies the patient's terminal illness and oversees the patient's medical care while on hospice.
10 Ways to Show Your Appreciation
Ways that you can show your appreciation and honor your nurse during nurse's week and on nurse's day.
Ways that you can show your appreciation and honor your nurse during nurse's week and on nurse's day.
The Role of the Patient and Family
The patient and/or their family are considered the “head” of the palliative care team.
The patient and/or their family are considered the “head” of the palliative care team.
The Palliative Care/Hospice Team
Palliative care is carried out by a team of professionals who are committed to working together to provide the patient and their family comprehensive care.
Palliative care is carried out by a team of professionals who are committed to working together to provide the patient and their family comprehensive care.
The Interdisciplinary Team
Description of hospice services and the interdisciplinary team from the Hospice Patients Alliance.
Description of hospice services and the interdisciplinary team from the Hospice Patients Alliance.
The Hospital Palliative Care Team
Provides a description of the methods of delivering palliative care in the hospital setting.
Provides a description of the methods of delivering palliative care in the hospital setting.
The Hospice Team - Hospicenet
A brief description of the hospice care team by hospicenet.org
A brief description of the hospice care team by hospicenet.org
What is a Nurse? Nursing Profile
The nursing workforce makes up the largest group of healthcare workers within the medical field overall. Find out more about this exciting field, including different types of nursing roles, how to become a nurse, and possible career paths for nurses.
The nursing workforce makes up the largest group of healthcare workers within the medical field overall. Find out more about this exciting field, including different types of nursing roles, how to become a nurse, and possible career paths for nurses.