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The Victoria Hospice Palliative Performance Scale version 2 (PPSv2) is an 11-point scale designed to measure a patient's performance status in 10% decrements from 100% (healthy) to 0% (death) based on...
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Spirituality
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Christine M. Waszynski, MSN, APRN, BC, Hartford Hospital
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... of scarce bereavement services after the death. Manual and CD available through Victoria Hospice Society for $45.
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... from best practices in basic palliative care. It serves as a framework for clinicians to explore topics that are crucial to gaining a full understanding about what is most important to patients. The Guide...
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... specific etiologies and managements relevant to particular underlying diseases. It summarizes the epidemiology and the pathophysiology of breathlessness, measurement, research approaches, rehabilitation...
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A pragmatic philosophical framework based on a radically empirical attitude toward life and death. D. Micah Hester takes seriously the complexities of experiences and argues that when making end-of-life...
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cross-cultural, older adults, seniors, palliative care volunteers, hospice care volunteers,
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... considerations are explored including the impact of mental health issues, religious and spiritual beliefs, cultural viewpoints, and media and legal influences on end-of-life decision making.
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An e-newsletter for chaplains and other spiritual care providers. It is a free on-line resources produced by the non-profit Healthcare Chaplaincy.