After receiving a palliative care referral, a palliative registered nurse will call and explain what palliative care is to the patient and their designated healthcare agent. If the individual is agreeable to palliative services, an in-person consultation is scheduled.
Category: Palliative Care
Community-Based Palliative Care: Enhancing Comfort & Quality of Life
Palliative care is specialized medical care that focuses on the physical, social, emotional and spiritual needs of individuals and their families living with serious illness.
Meet Chaya Lasson, R.N.
As BridgingLife’s first director of Jewish hospice and palliative care, registered nurse Chaya Lasson’s role is multi-faceted.
But, to put it simply, she’s a connector. Read More
Identifying Your Medical Care Wishes
Two important documents identify your medical care wishes: a Medical Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment (MOLST) and an advance directive.