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Friday, October 7, 2011: 10:45 AM-11:45 AM
Primary Presenter:
Catherine Sweeney, RN, CHPN
Learning Objectives:
1. Recognize the need for the education of the Hospice Aides in diseases processes.
2. The attendee will be able with the use of an outline for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease educate the Hospice Aides.
3. Discuss and apply ways to educate the Hospice Aides in the use of pain scales to provide improved information about the patient’s pain when they call the hospice from the patient's home.
The Hospice Aide plays an important role in the care of the hospice patient. As part of the education we provide them we teach and review how to care for the patient, caring for their physical needs. There is another part of the care of the patient is understanding the anatomy and the physiology of the diseases that affect the hospice patient. Hospice Aides act as the eyes and ears of the hospice team when they are present providing personal care and can share more information when they better understand what is occurring.
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