Comprehensive Nursing Care for Hospice Patients and Families

This report focuses on the nursing care provided to hospice patients, emphasizing palliative care and family support. The assignment addresses the distress experienced by both patients and their families, highlighting the need for person-centered and family-centered care. The PICOT method is employed to define the patient's requirements, focusing on mental health and the implementation of nursing strategies. The report details the databases used for literature search (PubMed, CINAHL), search strategies, inclusion/exclusion criteria, and Boolean search operators to refine the search results. The aim is to provide comfort and reduce distress, ensuring a dignified end-of-life experience. Key aspects include mental state assessment, nursing interventions, rehabilitation programs, and the importance of a multidisciplinary approach to address the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs of the patient and their family. The report emphasizes the implementation of nursing care, comfortable death, and advances in both pharmacologic and technologic interventions.