The Role and Professional Standards of the Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner in Hospice and Palliative Care

• Published in: Journal of hospice and palliative nursing Vol. 26; no. 3; p. 116
• Main Authors: Coats, Heather, Henrichs, Kelly
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.06.2024
• Subjects: Adult; Hospice Care - methods; Hospice Care - standards; Humans; Nurse Practitioners - standards; Nurse Practitioners - trends; Nurse's Role; Palliative Care - methods; Palliative Care - standards

The adult/gerontology (gero) nurse practitioner (NP) delivers primary and/or specialty palliative care to persons and their families who live each day with a myriad of serious illnesses. In this role, the adult/gero NP uses their skill set to address the whole person (physical, psychological, social...