Assume full nursing responsibility for the delivery of the Plan of Care for each hospice patient

Make the initial nursing evaluation in determining eligibility for hospice services

Identify the patient's/family's physical, psychosocial, and environmental needs

Initiate and coordinate the plan of care while maintaining accurate and relevant clinical notes

Document problems, appropriate goals, interventions, and patient/family response to hospice care

Collaborate with the patient/family, attending physician and other members of the IDG in providing patient and family care