hospice nursing
End-of-life care
Hospice nursing is the specialized care of patients in the final stages of terminal illness, focused on comfort rather than cure.
Hospice nurses manage pain, address symptoms, and support both patients and families through the dying process.
The work emphasizes dignity and quality of life when medical intervention can no longer extend it: She transitioned from oncology to hospice nursing after years of watching patients suffer through aggressive treatments.
- palliativeOffering relief, not remedy
- comfort careSymptom relief, not cure
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- bedsideNear the mattress
- morphineOpioid analgesic medication
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