Issues for Palliative Care
Some issues that can arise related to Palliative Care are as follows:
- Assistance in establishing goals for care and defining priorities
- Patient and family education to promote understanding of the disease process
- Symptom management such as pain control
- Assistance with advanced care planning
- Coordination with discharge planning process
- Decision-making regarding end-of-life care
- Consideration of or planning for Hospice Care
