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End Of Life Care

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Hospice is concerned with symptom control and pain management. Curative treatment is
not part of the mandate of the hospice. Since the needs of persons vary, the hospice team works
with patients, families and the attending physicians to avail a personalized care. The patients and
the caregivers receive support from a dedicated team who collaborate to attain necessary
preparation for satisfactory death (Jack 131). The services provided by the hospice are as
follows.
Nursing Services
The caregivers and the patients are assigned a chief nurse. The selected nurse must have
the necessary skills and knowledge to lead the care team and manage the care plan efficiently.
The nurse is also accountable for providing skilled and compassionate nurse care, work in close
collaboration with other medical experts and the patient to manage pain and symptoms (Jack
133).
Psychological and physician services
Experienced psychologists are availed to provide emotional needs, and grief needs to the
family and their patient. These psychologists also provide counseling and the required help to

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dress any socioeconomic needs. The physicians, on the other hand, have the duty of prescribing
medications and oversee the care program.
Emotional support and Spiritual care
Hospice owns a team of social workers who provide emotional support to the patient and
the caregivers in late-stage illness. They are in charge of stress management and identifying
county resources and services that could be of benefit to the patients and their families. The
spiritual needs are provided by professional chaplains who have a good comprehension of the
spiritual necessities at the end of life (Jack 135).
Hospice program for the family
Volunteer Support
The Volunteer Support program by the hospice will be instrumental in ensuring that the
family provides good care to the Ella. The volunteer program will give the family of Ella breaks
by providing companionship to Ella. For instance, they volunteer team can play cards, talk, take
coffee and read newspapers with Ella. As a result, the family will stay motivated and encouraged
due to the assistance they will receive with the volunteer persons (Jack 135).
A community program
Palliative Care Program
This program is meant to ensure that the patients faced with life threatening illness and
their caregivers have a quality life. The program enhances family/patient decision making to
uphold comfort, autonomy, dignity and spirituality of the dying person. The Palliative services
will be essential to Ella and the family in many ways. Some of the services that Ella family can

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Surname: 1 Name Professor Course Date End of Life Care Hospice is concerned with symptom control and pain management. Curative treatment is not part of the mandate of the hospice. Since the needs of persons vary, the hospice team works with patients, families and the attending physicians to avail a personalized care. The patients and the caregivers receive support from a dedicated team who collaborate to attain necessary preparation for satisfactory death (Jack 131). The services provided by the hospice are as follows. Nursing Services The caregivers and the patients are assigned a chief nurse. The selected nurse must have the necessary skills and knowledge to lead the care team and manage the care plan efficiently. The nurse is also accountable for providing skilled and compassionate nurse care, work in close collaboration with other medical experts and the patient to manage pain and symptoms (Jack 133). Psychological and physician services Experienced psychologists are availed to provide emotional needs, and grief needs to the family and their patient. These psychologists also provide counseling and the required help to Surname: 2 dress any socioeconomic needs. The physicians ...
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