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Registered Nurses
A registered nurse is responsible for the coordination of all Hospice
services.
Our registered nurses are highly trained in Hospice care and available 24
hours a day to identify and address issues and symptoms, and to teach
caregivers how to make their loved one pain free and more comfortable.
Scope and frequency of services are based on initial and ongoing assessments
of the patient's needs.
Hospice of South Texas nursing provides:
- Initial and ongoing
assessment of the patient's physical symptoms
- Symptom management and
comfort care interventions
- Support and teaching
for the patient and family
- Identification of
problems and appropriate goals and interventions
- Documentation of
patient/family participation in response to the plan of care
- Coordination of all
patient/family Hospice services
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