Description:
This module is an overview of the need to improve geriatric palliative care and the role of the nurse as a member of an interdisciplinary team in providing care. Basic principles of palliative care are presented within a quality of life framework.

Objectives:

• Describe the role of the nurse and other members of the health care team in providing quality palliative care for elder patients and residents in nursing homes (NH), long term care (LTC) facilities and other geriatric care settings.
• Recognize changes in population demographics, health care economics, and service delivery that necessitate improved professional preparation for palliative care.
• Describe the philosophy and principles of hospice and palliative care that can be integrated across geriatric settings to affect quality care at the end of life, including the role of the nursing assistant in this care.

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