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And so there was a report in 2009 by the Institute of Medicine saying that we need to equip all of these individuals in caring for older person in an evidence based manner. Eric: So it doesn’t just help the patient but it helps everybody around the patient too importantly, like in nursinghomes. Lona: Absolutely.
More and more people are choosing to die at home. However, by 2017, home surpassed hospitals, nursinghomes, and every other place as the most common place of death. Hospice nurses will give each family the individual support the family needs and wants. New York: Springer 2009: 135-155. References.
And so there was a report in 2009 by the Institute of Medicine saying that we need to equip all of these individuals in caring for older person in an evidence based manner. Eric: So it doesn’t just help the patient but it helps everybody around the patient too importantly, like in nursinghomes. Lona: Absolutely.
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