Name
6A: Comfort Care Tool: An Evidence-based Palliative Care Guide for Nurses
Date & Time
Tuesday, April 9, 2024, 1:45 PM - 2:45 PM
Speakers
Description
The Comfort Care Tool was designed to assist nurses provide high quality palliative and end-of-life care. This tool is based on the CARES Tool which was developed by the late Dr. Bonnie Freeman in 2013. The CARES tool was created using an acronym of the five most common needs of dying patients.
Learning Objectives:
- Identify the five (5) most common needs of patients at end-of-life.
- State three (3) comfort measures that promote patient comfort at end-of-life.