by admin | Apr 12, 2021 | HOSPICE NEWS
Part 5: DO NOT RESUSCITATE We are often asked if someone has to have a DNR (Do Not Resuscitate) in place to be on hospice; the answer is no. However, when a patient is on hospice and given a terminal diagnosis with a prognosis of 6 months or less, death is expected....
by admin | Apr 5, 2021 | HOSPICE NEWS
Part 4: STOP HOSPITALIZATIONS When the prognosis of six months or less has been given, hospice is in place, and advance directives are written, hospitalizations will be discouraged. Why do we do this? Hospitals are breeding grounds for bacterias, viral infections,...
by admin | Mar 28, 2021 | HOSPICE NEWS
Part 3: STOP EATING At death there are stages of decline, one of which is the body beginning to shut down in increments. One of the major body systems to stop working is the digestive system. The digestive system takes up a lot of energy. Towards the end of life, the...
by admin | Mar 22, 2021 | HOSPICE NEWS
Part 2: MORPHINE Just like the word hospice, the medication morphine often has a negative connotation as well. Many people who are not educated and even some who are, believe that administering morphine will put the patient in a comatose-like state or sedate them so...
by admin | Mar 15, 2021 | HOSPICE NEWS
One of the hardest talents to acquire in hospice is having the ability to initial “hard conversations”. Being able to converse with the patients and their families about end of life care is essential to the process. As a patient’s disease progresses, the...
