The Role of the Palliative Care Registered Nurse in the Nursing Facility Setting.
Journal
Journal of hospice and palliative nursing : JHPN : the official journal of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association
ISSN: 1539-0705
Titre abrégé: J Hosp Palliat Nurs
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 100887419
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
04 2020
04 2020
Historique:
pubmed:
6
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2020
medline:
4
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2021
entrez:
4
2
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
There is a growing recognition of significant, unmet palliative care needs in nursing facilities, yet limitations in the workforce limit access to palliative care services. Attention to palliation is particularly important when there are efforts to reduce hospitalizations to help ensure there are no unintended harms associated with treating residents in place. A specialized palliative care registered nurse (PCRN) role was developed as part of the OPTIMISTIC (Optimizing Patient Transfers, Impacting Medical quality, and Improving Symptoms: Transforming Institutional Care) program, a federally funded project to reduce potentially avoidable hospitalizations. Working in collaboration with existing clinical staff and medical providers, the PCRN focuses on managing symptoms, advance care planning, achieving goal concordant care, and promoting quality of life. The PCRN serves as a resource for families through education and support. The PCRN also provides education and mentorship to staff to increase their comfort, knowledge, and skills with end-of-life care. The goals of this article are to provide an overview of the PCRN role and its implementation in nursing facilities and describe core functions that are transferrable to other contexts.
Identifiants
pubmed: 32011357
doi: 10.1097/NJH.0000000000000634
pii: 00129191-202004000-00011
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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Pagination
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