We have compiled a library of instructional sheets from the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association (HPNA) to help you in caring for your loved one. You may always ask your hospice care team nurse and/or aide for more information or to help instruct you in specific techniques for caring for your loved one during one of your visits.
You may also find additional helpful information on our blog and our LifeCare Answers video library.
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RESTLESSNESS
This instruction sheet identifies signs of restlessness, discusses what can be done to manage it and what information you need to report to your hospice care team.
TROUBLE BREATHING
FATIGUE
PAIN
CONSTIPATION
INCONTINENCE – BLADDER AND BOWEL
NAUSEA AND VOMITING
SKIN CARE
EDEMA (SWELLING)
NUTRITION AND FLUIDS
SEIZURES
BLEEDING
DISTRESS AND ANXIETY
DYING PROCESS AND COMMUNICATING WITH LOVED ONE
HIV/AIDS
DEMENTIA
GRIEF AND MOURNING – ADULTS AND CHILDREN
COMPARISON OF CARE TYPES
HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE