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Hospice

Hospice. Joan Pollner, RN, BSN, CHPN j_pollner@hotmail.com Updated June, 2006

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Hospice

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  1. Hospice Joan Pollner, RN, BSN, CHPN j_pollner@hotmail.com Updated June, 2006 All information contained in this presentation is based on medical principles and is provided for general education.  Always consult your doctor before you engage in any type of health remedy or program.  This information is not a substitute for regular medical care. To read a narrative, click on icon To hear audio, click on icon

  2. What will you learn? • Who the members of the Hospice interdisciplinary team are. • The differences between palliative and curative care. • The different care settings of Hospice care. • The different ways Hospice care is paid for. To read a narrative, click on icon To hear audio, click on icon

  3. What is Hospice? • Caring for terminally ill individuals stressing palliative care as opposed to curative care. To read a narrative, click on icon To hear audio, click on icon

  4. What is Hospice? (continued) • Physician and nursing services • Medications • Durable medical equipment • Supplies • Counseling and bereavement services • Spiritual support To read a narrative, click on icon To hear audio, click on icon.

  5. Who is Hospice? • Interdisciplinary team • Physicians • Nurses • Home health aides • Social workers • Spiritual advisors • Pharmacists To hear audio, click on icon. To read a narrative, click on icon

  6. Who is Hospice? (continued) • Therapists • Volunteers To read a narrative, click on icon To hear audio, click on icon

  7. Where is Hospice? • Patient’s home • Nursing homes • Assisted living facilities • Day Care Centers • Shelters • Prisons • Hotels • Hospitals To hear audio, click on icon. To read a narrative, click on icon

  8. How is Hospice? • Medicare • Medicaid • Most insurance plans • Private pay To read a narrative, click on icon To hear audio, click on icon.

  9. Ask your health care professional To read a narrative, click on icon To hear audio, click on icon.

  10. Test Yourself To read a narrative, click on icon To hear audio, click on icon.

  11. Which person would NOT be a member of the interdisciplinary team? • Physicians • Social workers • Nurses • Home health aides • Delivery person • Pharmacists • Spiritual Advisors

  12. If you cannot pay for hospice services, you will not get hospice services. • True • False

  13. Hospice care stresses palliative care rather than curative care. • True • False

  14. Additional Resources • National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization • http://www.nhpco.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3254 • U.S. Department of Health and Human Services • http://www.cms.hhs.gov/center/hospice.asp

  15. Additional Resources • California Hospice Foundation • http://hospicefoundation.info/hospice_information.htm

  16. Reference • Volker, B.G. & Watson, A.C. (Eds.). (2002). Core Curriculum for the Generalist Hospice and Palliative Nurse. Dubuque: Kendall/Hunt.

  17. Credits • Graphics from Microsoft

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