Hospice 101
Initiating the Conversation
Ameda-what?
Myth or Fact
Statistics
100
Responsible for ongoing assessment and management of pain and symptoms
What is Hospice Nursing Services
100
Coordinate and Communicate with other healthcare providers for consistency of message to patient and family.
What is Establishing the Medical Facts
100
a Medical system
What is the Greek translation of Amedisys?
100
Hospice serves only people with cancer.
What is a myth.
100
81 days
What is on average days that, terminal CHF patients live longer under hospice care. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 3/2007
200
Affirms life and views death as a natural process
What is the Mission of Hospice
200
Determine what the patient and family know about thee disease status and prognosis,
What is Assessing the Patient's Understanding of prognosis.
200
10:1
The patient to nurse ratio for Amedisys Hospice.
200
Hospice patients must be bedridden and homebound.
What is myth
200
Debility unspecified, heart disease, dementia, and lung disease.
What are the top 4 noncancer primary diagnosis for hospice admissions, 2009. NHCPO, 2010
300
All medications, all supplies and all durable medical equipment if related to the Hospice Diagnosis
What are Medications, supplies & equipment provided by hospice
300
Use this discussion to dispel myths and educate on how hospice can help.
What is Introducing Hospice
300
Pembroke, NC Raeford, NC, Sunset Beach, NC Goldsboro, NC
What are a few of Ameidsys Branches in NC.
300
All patients elect to sign a DNR
What is myth
300
1/3rd are enrolled in hospice the last week of their life. Journal of clinical Oncology1/11
What is Less than 45% of cancencer patients enrolled in hospice before death?
400
Routine Home Care, Continuous Home Care, Inpatient Respite Care, and General Inpatient Care
What are the 4 levels of Hospice Care
400
Inquire about hopes and fears. Help the patient and family reconcile theoir expectations and be clear about what they hope to achieve.
What is Defining the Patient's Goal for Care.
400
2 visits each from SN, SW, and Chaplain
What is 6 visits/5days
400
Once admitted into hospice care, a patient can never go back into the hospital.
What is myth.
400
29 Days Journal of Pain and Symptom Management 3/2007
What is the amount of days well defined terminally ill patients who choose hospice care live.
500
Avoids treatments and hospitalizations that can detract from quality of life and allows patient time and resources to take care of end of life tasks.
What are advantages of Timely referral to Hospice?
500
TPN, Wound VAC, Trach., Palliative Chemo
What is the 'No Barrier Approach'
500
Hospice focuses on the quality of life and help each aptient to live his or her life to the fullest.
What is a fact
500
1 in 40. New England Journal of Medicine 7/07
What is the number of hospices that can provide comprehensive end of life care?
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