Standards of Practice for Palliative Nursing Standard 1. Assessment The hospice and palliative registered nurse collects comprehensive data pertinent to the patient’s health and/or the situation. COMPETENCIES The hospice and…
Standards of Palliative Nursing Practice The standards of palliative nursing practice are authoritative statements developed by the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association for the nursing profession and the public. The…
Scope of Palliative Nursing Practice Definition and Description Palliative nursing embraces and reflects a holistic philosophy of care provided to patients with serious or life-threatening illness in diverse health settings,…
Definition of Palliative Care The Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association endorses the exact definition of palliative care originating from the National Consensus Project for Quality Palliative Care (NCP), which states:…
