In this episode I share my strategies for managing patients and their symptoms in the last 7 days of life.

I discuss when to start patients on daily visits, what what science and mathematics I use to calculate scheduled and as needed medications to maintain control of symptoms.

I discuss the difference between transitioning and actively dying patients. I also discuss some changes in terminology that will help cut down on confusion or misunderstanding between hospice staff and our caregivers.

I discuss what kind of schedule to keep when making those visits in the last 7 days of life including visit times and how to help our caregivers feel more at peace with the schedule.

Towards the end I discuss the opioid conversion chart I created. I have added a download to the ”download tools” area of the website. I also created a video explaining how to use the conversion chart.

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James

James worked on-and-off as an LPN for over 20 years. In 2014 he completed a bridge program and became an RN. James became a hospice nurse in January 2015. He lives in the Kansas City area with his wife of over 30 years, 4 daughters and 2 sons in law.