Hospice Nurse Nutrition Bundle

This bundle includes clinical references and simple patient education tools for the Hospice nurse in your life!  Do you get asked the same nutrition questions by your hospice nurses over and over again?!  Use this quick reference, easy-to-follow table for practical recommendations and rationale for the top hospice nursing questions.  Also included is The Role of Registered Dietitian in Hospice Care, Simple and Quick Meal Ideas for Caregivers and Patients, and Oral Nutrition Supplements (ONS) at End of Life: Separating Myth from Fact.

Nursing Clinical References Include:

• Hospice Dietitian Q&A: Most Common Nursing Questions; Answered –  This nursing clinical reference answers the top 12 nutrition questions that dietitians answer most often. It also includes a column for recommended nursing actions.
• The Role of the Registered Dietitian in Hospice Care – The visual graph shows scenarios of how dietitians can support nursing staff. This works wonderfully for staff meetings as a review for how you can help!

Patient education material included:

• Simple and Quick Meal Ideas: For Caregivers and Patients – Sometimes families just need lists of ideas. They already have so much on their plates, this handout can be included in admission materials!
• Oral Nutrition Supplements (ONS) at End-of-Life: Separating Myth from Fact – Facilities and families love to throw ONS at hospice patients as an intervention to show they are attempting to increase oral intake. But are they actually helpful? This handout presents the pros and cons.