Name:
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing/Genesis Eldercare: Identification
of Palliative Care Customer
Description:
A formal assessment of patients identified as appropriate for palliative care.
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:
This in-depth assessment was administered to a resident and family after the
initial screen had identified the probable need for palliative care. It includes
more details on the resident's wishes, on the presence of decision-making capacity,
and some of the disease conditions present.
Keywords:
nursing home, patient selection, patient identification, long-term
care
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 60 KB / 2 pages (Viewing
PDF files requires downloading and installation of the free Adobe
Acrobat Reader.)
Posted October 2004
University of Pennsylvania overview page
# UP05a, type:enrollment_criteria
Promoting Excellence in End-of-Life Care is a national program of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation dedicated to long-term changes in health care institutions to substantially improve care for dying people and their families. Visit PromotingExcellence.org for more resources.
