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Abstract
A nursing specialty concerned with care of patients facing serious or life-threatening illnesses. The goal of palliative nursing is to prevent and relieve suffering, and to support the best possible quality of life for patients and their families. Hospice nursing is palliative care for people in their final stages of life.
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Synonyms
6 entry terms
- Hospice Nursing
- Palliative Care Nursing
- Palliative Nursing
- Hospice Nursings
- Nursing, Hospice
- Nursings, Hospice
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11 allowable subheadings
Indexed with the subheadings classification, economics, education, ethics, history, legislation & jurisprudence, methods, organization & administration, standards, statistics & numerical data, trends.
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History Note
2014
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Previous Indexing
- Hospice Care (1992-2013)
- Hospices (1980-1991)
- Palliative Care (1987-2013)
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WY 152.3
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D064946. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D064946
- Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q69952803