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Summary

The Register Nurse is responsible for the delivery of patient care through the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Identify and coordinate patient/family hospice care needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to patients and families utilizing the nursing process.
• A thorough assessment, covering all aspects of the patient/family, including physical, emotional spiritual, social, psychological and cultural status should be obtained and documented appropriately.
• Critical thinking skills should be applied to the analysis of the data collected.
• Opportunities for improvement in palliation of symptoms should be identified and appropriate nursing diagnoses documented.
• A plan of care is developed with interventions that adhere to the standards of hospice nursing.
• The plan of care is developed with input from the patient/family and the interdisciplinary team.
• The registered nurse is responsible for the communication and implementation of the plan of care in all settings.
• Ongoing evaluation of progress toward appropriate outcomes is done and documented.
• Reassessment and revision of the plan of care is completed as needed in collaboration with patient, family, and interdisciplinary team and documented.
• Required to maintain current knowledge and competency of hospice nursing.
• Contributes to an environment conducive to educating and welcoming nursing students, other healthcare students, and other members of the interdisciplinary team, as appropriate.