Name:
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing/Genesis Eldercare: Steps
to Implement the Palliative Care Delivery Process
Description:
A ten-step checklist guiding the use of specific tools related to each of the
outcome goals for the nursing home resident receiving palliative care.
Category:
Organizational Tools — Programmatic Material
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:
The steps on the checklist link the goals of care and any treatment action back
to the principles of palliative care. It is used as a guide for nursing home
staff to follow, and creates a more coherent and thoughtful plan of care for
residents who are dying.
Keywords:
tracking, assessment, quality of life, spirituality
To use this tool:
You may print and copy this tool for your own use from the website. Please credit
source.
References:
Developed by Genesis Elder Care. Published with permission from "Innovations
in End-of-Life Care"
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 95 KB / 2 pages (Viewing
PDF files requires downloading and installation of the free Adobe
Acrobat Reader.)
Posted October 2004
University of Pennsylvania overview page
# UP11, type:programmatic_material
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.
