5 Navigating Hard Conversations in Hospice Care
In the fifth episode of Hospice Explained, the topic is focused on confronting difficult conversations, particularly in a hospice setting. The episode discusses the speaker's experience as a nurse, handling hard conversations with patients, families, and colleagues, often requiring a level of honesty that could be discomforting. An example shared is informing a family about their loved one's impending death and explaining the focus on comfort over curative treatments. The discussion emphasizes the necessity of these uncomfortable conversations in healthcare and suggests ways to improve their delivery. The next episode promises to discuss advanced directives and physician's orders.
00:00 Introduction to Hospice Explained
00:33 Understanding Hard Conversations
01:05 Experiences with Hard Conversations as a Nurse
02:22 Hard Conversations in Hospital Management
02:52 Hard Conversations in Hospice Care
03:03 A Real-Life Example of a Hard Conversation in Hospice
04:14 The Impact of Hard Conversations
04:35 Advice for Having Hard Conversations
05:02 Preview of the Next Episode and Conclusion
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Finding a Hospice Agency
1. You can use Medicare.gov to help find a hospice agency,
2. choose Find provider
3. Choose Hospice
4. then add your zip code
This should be a list of Hospice Agencies local to you or your loved one.
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