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Early Integration Of Palliative Care For Patients Diagnosed With Life-Limiting Illness, Jennifer M. Rivers
Early Integration Of Palliative Care For Patients Diagnosed With Life-Limiting Illness, Jennifer M. Rivers
Theses and Graduate Projects
There are numerous reasons conversations regarding the early implementation of palliative care for patients diagnosed with life-limiting illness do not occur early in the disease trajectory. A literature search was conducted to support the benefits of earlier implementation of palliative care, specifically, implementation by patient’s primary care providers upon a qualifying disease diagnosis. The literature review revealed generous benefits of early implementation of palliative care and provided support for this scholarly project. For this scholarly project, a palliative care questionnaire and PowerPoint presentation were designed, administered, and presented to health care providers including nurse practitioners, physician assistants, pharmacists, and consultants …