For some, the word hospice evokes a false notion of giving up. Explain that hospice is not about surrendering to their cancer or death. It is about bringing quality of life to their remaining months, weeks or days. Assure the patient that they are in control. Hospice gives patients options...
Effective care plans for heart disease and cancer are individualized, based on eachpatient’s goals, values, and preferences. Nurses are in the ideal position to explore and understand those values because they spend so much time with patients and their families...
When a pet is diagnosed with cancer, the bond that is shared between them and their human caregivers grows stronger. Cancer kills one in four of dogs over the age of two and it kills half of our senior pets. It is time to rethink how the profession will help pet owners face those ...
Hospice care should be highly considered for cancer patients when there are only six months left for a person with a terminal illness. If your loved one needs help with the basic tasks of daily living, or has a serious medical condition in addition to cancer that may shorten their surviv...
This retrospective study examined 180 hospice patients referred from a comprehensive cancer center over 6 months in 2002 to (1) identify the variables associated with shorter length of survival (LOS) in hospice and (2) examine the LOS in hospice for those who previously participated in clinical ...
Facing advanced cancer is a journey that comes with many challenges for patients and their loved ones. Hospice care is often a compassionate choice when the focus shifts from aggressive treatment to prioritizing comfort and quality of life. For cancer patients in Las Vegas, hospice provides not on...
Facing advanced cancer is a journey that comes with many challenges for patients and their loved ones. Hospice care is often a compassionate choice when the focus shifts from aggressive treatment to prioritizing comfort and quality of life. For cancer patients in Las Vegas, hospice provides not on...
Hospice Steps in to Helpcancerpatients; CLOSURE: Walsgrave Day Care Centre Users Offered an Alternative by Myton Nurses
Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that the costs of care for patients with cancer who disenrolled from hospice were nearly five times higher than for patients who remained with hospice. Patients who disenroll from hospice are far more likely to use emergency department care...
To identify factors associated with hospitalization of elderly hospice patients with cancer and to describe their hospital experiences.Retrospective analysis of the last year of life.Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)-Medicare linked database.Medicare beneficiaries dying of lung or colorecta...