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This version was published on August 1, 2008
Home Health Care Management & Practice, Vol. 20, No. 5, 404-407 (2008)
DOI: 10.1177/1084822307311837

End of Life Intensive Care: Pain and Symptom Management at Home

PJ Jennings, BSN, CHPN

Salt Lake City VA Medical Center

Symptom management at the end of life can be a challenge for any provider. With careful assessment and tenacity, providers need to determine the cause of any discomfort and determine the best possible treatment. Sometimes the best intervention is presence. Sitting with the patient and family, listening, answering questions, and providing reassurance should not be discounted.

Key Words: pain • palliative care • holistic • dyspnea • nausea • vomiting • constipation • diarrhea • delirium


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