Palliative Care Approach

1. Disease management interventions

2. persepctives

2.1. nurse

2.2. physcians

3. how it effects families

4. Communication techniques

4.1. how to talk about death

5. resources for nurses

5.1. patient education?

6. patients needs/wants

6.1. SDM

7. new/upcoming treatments for COPD

8. patient experience

8.1. quality of life

8.1.1. patient understanding

8.2. spiritual needs

9. patient education

9.1. when?

9.1.1. how?

9.1.1.1. resources?

10. Palliative criteria?

11. Phases

12. role of palliative care nurse

12.1. ethics

13. palliative care: end of life vs. disease managment

13.1. how to communicate this

14. when does palliative care become end of life?

15. Support systems

15.1. community resoruces

16. active treatment vs. palliative care

17. interactions between co-morbidities