self assessment‚ manage the dynamics of difference‚ institutionalize cultural knowledge and adapt to the diversity and the cultural context of the communities they serve”. This paper will discuss and define the appropriateness of competent care in Hospice and palliative care and identify the populations served and issues of population vulnerability. In addition‚ exploration of standards of cultural competence; the delivery of nursing care and
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31‚ 2012 Overview Effective June 1‚ 2012‚ Hillsboro County Home Health Agency (HCHHA) will be launching a new division offering Hospice services to Middleboro and surrounding community residents. This hospice center will provide end-of-life care in the form of medical‚ psychological‚ social and spiritual support for the terminally ill and their families. Hospice care services are typically structured according to the needs and wishes of each patient and their family. These may change over time
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and the need for specialized end-of-life care. With the current shortage of trained hospice care providers‚ the push for utilization of nurse practitioners in this area of medicine is being looked at as a possible solution. Efficacy of a nurse practitioner led model of care has been demonstrated in the limited amount of studies done in recent years and shows promise of a solution to the shortage. The hospice model of care focuses on improving quality of life rather than prolonging it‚ and holistically
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history of public health and the role played by the nurse in this segment of the healthcare continuum. The purpose of this paper is to outline the history of the public health nurse and to specifically look at the role of nursing in home health and hospice. History of Public Health Nursing In the late 1800’s there was a large number of people living in poverty throughout the world‚ with New York City being no exception. Lillian Wald was a pioneer of the public health movement whose role as a public
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the President of Youth for Hospice. • I’m Faryn Corey and I’m the vice president of Youth for Hospice (Faryn):We’re all here to raise money for a very important cause—United Hospice of Rockland. (Jolie) In case you don’t know about Hospice‚ Hospice takes care of people who are terminally ill. We also help the families who are taking care of a loved one who is ill‚ and help people in our community whose loved one has died. It’s important work‚ and United Hospice of Rockland is the only community
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insurances and Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO) offer hospice care benefits. Depending on the type of private insurance or HMO plan you are on‚ determines the amount of coverage for hospice care benefits. Not all insurances or HMOs offer hospice care benefits‚ but majority of them do. Hospice care can be defined as a type of care to ensure that the final months of a patient’s life are considered to follow the quality of life of said patient. Hospice is not a sign of giving up like most people make it
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have aftercare to be successful which is why AA is appropriate. Regarding my client’s mother that was recently diagnosed with terminal cancer. The following hospice programs would be recommended: Victoria Hospice Society located at 1952 Bay Street‚ Victoria‚ BC V8R 1J8 and reachable at http://www.victoriahospice.org/welcome-victoria-hospice. Care is offered in patients’ homes‚ within their 17-bed in-patient unit‚ and as specific
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on the research study titled “Improving Hospice Outcomes Through Systematic Assessment”. The authors of the study are Susan C. McMillan‚ PhD‚ ARNP‚ FAAN‚ Brent J. Small‚ PhD‚ and William E. Haley PhD. The study was published in the journal Cancer Nursing 2011‚ volume number 34‚ issue 2‚ pages 89-97. The URL for the article is http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/737818_2. Population The target population for the research study was newly admitted hospice patients with a diagnosis of cancer who
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As a hospice nurse comfort is the top priority. The goal of hospice care is to provide comfort and dignity at the end of life. The technical term for comfort for health care is the immediate state of being strengthened by having the needs for relief‚ ease‚ and transcendence addressed in the four context of holistic human experience: physical‚ psychospiritual‚ sociocultural‚ and environment. The change goal would be to implement Kolcaba’s taxonomic structure of comfort as a way for the hospice unit
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Palliative Care: Differences Between Hospice Care‚ Palliative Care‚ and End of Life Care Three of the most often confused terms in senior care are palliative care‚ hospice care‚ and end of life care. Two of these terms‚ hospice care and end of life care‚ can be used interchangeably. The third term‚ palliative care‚ is quite different from the others and should not be confused with them. When it is‚ seniors are often cheated out of important care that could speed healing‚ improve health‚ and add
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