Onhl Hospice Case Study

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For my service learning project, I will be volunteering at ONHL Hospice. ONHL's mission is to “…improve the quality of life for terminally ill patients and their families through the provision of physical, psychological, spiritual, and practical services...with services from the heart” (ONHL Hospice). Compassionate end of life care for the terminally ill is the hallmark of hospice. A specially trained interdisciplinary team improves the quality of life of the dying by caring for their unique needs as well as the needs of their families. Providing medical care by a physician and nurse; furnishing medication, supplies, and equipment; offering a social worker, home health aide, and volunteer to assist with practical or personal care are some

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