Learning Objectives
In this section, the student will:
- Identify end of life care options
- Compare and contrast palliative and hospice care
- Identify the care coordinator/navigator’s role in end of life care
- Examine financial considerations for end of life care
Resources
- Learn About End-of-Life Care; from the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization
- Finding Care At the End of Life; from the National Institute on Aging
- Hospice Vs. Palliative Care; from National Caregiver’s Library
- End of Life: Paying for Care; from the National Institute on Aging
- A Patient Navigation Model for Chronic Disease Self-management; from Medscape
- Overview of Crisis Intervention by Stephanie Puleo and Jason McGlothlin in “Crisis Assessment, Intervention, and Prevention, 2nd Edition”
By Lisa R. Jackson-Cherry, Bradley T. Erford.