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Integrating palliative care into daily practice: a nursing perspective.

J Griffie1, S Muchka, P Nelson-Marten

  • 1Palliative Care Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.

Journal of Palliative Medicine
|April 30, 2005
PubMed
Summary

Quality palliative care requires healthcare providers to establish and honor patient goals. A comprehensive nursing palliative care assessment (PCA) facilitates this by integrating palliative care early for patients with life-threatening illnesses.

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Area of Science:

  • Palliative Care
  • Nursing Assessment
  • Healthcare Education

Background:

  • Traditional healthcare education emphasizes curative care, often delaying palliative care until the end of life.
  • This delay results in unaddressed patient goals and wishes, burdening families and providers.
  • Current models inadequately integrate palliative care from diagnosis.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the essential elements of a comprehensive nursing palliative care assessment (PCA).
  • To advocate for the integration of palliative care principles throughout the course of life-threatening illnesses.
  • To highlight the role of nursing assessment in facilitating quality palliative care.

Main Methods:

  • Review of existing literature and best practices in palliative care assessment.

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  • Focus on the components of a nursing palliative care assessment.
  • Discussion of the applicability to all healthcare professionals.

    • Main Results:

    • A comprehensive nursing palliative care assessment (PCA) is crucial for identifying and honoring patient and family goals.
    • Early and ongoing palliative care assessment improves patient care.
    • The PCA serves as a tool for self-reflection and practice evaluation.

    Conclusions:

    • Integrating palliative care early in the disease trajectory is essential for quality care.
    • Nursing assessment is a key facilitator for establishing and honoring patient goals in palliative care.
    • The PCA framework supports the continuous improvement of palliative care delivery across disciplines.