Palliative and Hospice Nursing Care Guidelines

By Patricia Moyle Wright PhD MBA MSN CRNP ACNS-BC CHPN CNE FPCN

As healthcare professionals, it is our duty to provide the best possible care to patients with serious illnesses. However, clinical practices can become repetitive and may not always take into consideration the individual needs of each patient. This is where the new clinical guide by Patricia Moyle Wright PhD MBA MSN CRNP ACNS-BC CHPN CNE FPCN comes in: it supports clinicians in delivering compassionate and personalized patient care, and promotes best practices in palliative and hospice care.

This comprehensive guide, which serves as the first of its kind, is an evidence-based reference for practicing palliative care and hospice clinicians. It covers all aspects of providing care, from evaluation to intervention, for diverse and vulnerable populations. The book provides an overview of common disease manifestations, typical trajectories of illness, symptom management, and recommendations for nursing care.

The guide is written in an easy-to-access outline format and includes all common diagnoses encountered in palliative and hospice care. It provides a definition, incidence, etiology, pathophysiology, predisposing factors, subjective and objective data, diagnostic tests, differential diagnoses, complications, disease-modifying treatments, palliative interventions/symptom management, prognosis, and nursing interventions for each diagnosis. The text also provides referral guidelines for serious illness as well as general and disease-specific hospice care admission guidelines.

One of the notable strengths of the book is that it is organized by body system, providing quick and easy access to information. Additionally, the resource tables providing diagnostic testing, disease-specific palliative and symptom management interventions, prognostic and screening tools, patient teaching and clinician resources, and guides to pain management and wound care are comprehensive and invaluable.

What sets this guide apart is its focus on delivering current guidelines for the management of symptoms associated with serious illnesses, as well as an in-depth review of common conditions seen in palliative and hospice care. It is evidence-based, and consistently organized with disease-specific guidelines that are up-to-date.

In addition to the above, the guide contains reproducible patient/family education handouts, which will help healthcare professionals communicate effectively to patients and their families regarding their treatment and care. The book also reviews procedures commonly used in hospice and palliative practice, which can help practitioners refine their clinical skills.

The clinical guide is published by Springer Publishing Company, with the first edition released on September 28, 2023. It is written in English and is a 300-page digital eBook. The ISBN-10 is 0826144497, and the ISBN-13 is 978-0826144492.

In summary, Patricia Moyle Wright’s clinical guide is an excellent resource for practicing palliative care and hospice clinicians, with a focus on promoting best practices in delivering safe and compassionate patient care. Whether you are new to the field, or an experienced practitioner seeking to refine your skills, this guide is essential to have and reference. The easy-to-navigate outline format, comprehensive tables, disease-specific guidelines, reproducible patient/family education handouts, and a review of common procedures make it a must-have for healthcare professionals seeking to provide exceptional patient care.

Order your copy today and take your clinical practice to the next level!