Name:
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing/Genesis Eldercare: Palliative
Care Screen
Description:
A one-page assessment sheet to identify potential palliative care needs in patients
newly admitted to nursing homes.
Category:
Organizational Tool — Enrollment Criteria/Patient Identification
Source:
University of Pennsylvania
School of Nursing
Hartford Center of Geriatrics
420 Guardian Drive
Philadelphia, PA 19104-6096
www.nursing.upenn.edu
or
www.nursing.upenn.edu/centers/hcgne/links.htm
Contact:
Neville Strumpf, PhD,RN
strumpf@nursing.upenn.edu
How the grantee used this instrument:
Used to identify very far advanced or end stage illnesses and goals of the family
and patient consistent with what the ElderCare program offered.
Keywords:
nursing homes, symptom assessment, care planning
To use this tool:
You may print and copy this tool for your own use from the website. Please credit
source.
References:
Developed by the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing and the Genesis
Palliative Care Center for this project.
To view this tool:
Left click on the download link to view the PDF document in your Web browser.
Right-click on the download link to save the document to your computer.
PDF 39 KB / 1 page (Viewing
PDF files requires downloading and installation of the free Adobe
Acrobat Reader.)
Posted October 2004
University of Pennsylvania overview page
# UP05, type:enrollment_criteria
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