A nurse practitioner-driven palliative and supportive care service in nursing homes: Evaluation of a quality improvement project
03/28/24 at 03:00 AM
A nurse practitioner-driven palliative and supportive care service in nursing homes: Evaluation of a quality improvement project
Journal of Hospice & Palliative Nursing; by This article describes a quality improvement project implemented by a national postacute long-term care organization aimed at enhancing the provision of palliative care to nursing home residents. ... Most common symptoms that were managed included pain, delirium, and dyspnea; most common diagnoses cared for were dementia and chronic organ failure (eg, cardiac, lung, renal, and neurological diseases).