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Descriptor
English
:
Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing
Descriptor
Spanish
:
Enfermerķa de Cuidados Paliativos al Final de la Vida
Descriptor
Portuguese
:
Enfermagem de Cuidados Paliativos na Terminalidade da Vida
Synonyms
English
:
Palliative Care Nursing
Tree Number:
H02.478.676.350
N02.421.533.390
Definition
English
:
A
nursing
specialty concerned with care of
patients
facing serious or life-threatening illnesses. The goal of palliative
nursing
is to prevent and relieve suffering, and to support the best possible
quality of life
for
patients
and their families. Hospice
nursing
is
palliative care
for people in their final stages of life.
See Related
English
:
Hospice Care
Palliative Care
Palliative Medicine
History Note
English
:
2014
Allowable Qualifiers
English
:
CL
classification
EC
economics
ED
education
ES
ethics
HI
history
LJ
legislation & jurisprudence
MA
manpower
MT
methods
OG
organization & administration
ST
standards
SN
statistics & numerical data
TD
trends
Record Number:
55419
Unique Identifier:
D064946
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