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Deprescribing Medications At The End Of Life At A Community Hospice Setting, Shannon Dickson
Deprescribing Medications At The End Of Life At A Community Hospice Setting, Shannon Dickson
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects
Background: Polypharmacy can yield various adverse outcomes for patients over the age of 65. The lack of a standardized process and education for hospice nurses to implement into their clinical practice can increase polypharmacy, which burdens patients and families at the end of life.
Purpose: This quality improvement project aimed to increase hospice nurses' knowledge and confidence to initiate deprescribing for non-essential or inappropriate medications with hospice patients.
Methods: A multimodal educational program that incorporated evidenced-based resources composed of STOPP Frail Criteria, Garfinkel algorithm, and the BUILD model was presented at a community hospice agency. Pre- and post-intervention questionnaires were …