Hospice: Routine Home Visit
Empath HealthThe learner is conducting a routine hospice home visit for Sam Hall, an elderly male with end-stage heart failure. Sam’s wife and primary caregiver, Mary, is present and feeling overwhelmed. The learner must conduct a head-to-toe assessment, identify environmental safety and fall risks, perform medication reconciliation, and manage a new...
The learner is conducting a routine hospice home visit for Sam Hall, an elderly male with end-stage heart failure. Sam’s wife and primary caregiver, Mary,...
Goals of Care Discussion
Maimonides Medical CenterIn this scenario, a daughter brings her elderly father to the hospital because of respiratory distress. The patient has a history of advanced lung cancer, appears frail and very ill, and is in the emergency department requiring BIPAP for respiratory support. The learner must take the role of the emergency...
In this scenario, a daughter brings her elderly father to the hospital because of respiratory distress. The patient has a history of advanced lung cancer,...