Hospice Admissions 101: A Practical Guide to Eligibility, Assessment, Documentation, Orders, Care Planning, and the First Days of Hospice Care. A ... 4 (The Hospice 101 Clinician Series) - Softcover

Johnson-Nganbou Kamkeu DNP AGNP-C APRN-CNP, Dr. Christine

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798163545766

Publisher: Independently published, 2026

Synopsis

Hospice Admissions 101

A practical guide to the hospice admission, from the referral call to the first 48 hours of care.

The admission visit is often the first time a family meets hospice in person. In two or three hours, the admitting clinician confirms that hospice is right for the patient, completes the election documents, assesses the patient, gets symptoms under control, arranges medicines and equipment, and teaches a tired family how to reach help at 2 a.m. Hospice Admissions 101 takes you through each step in the order you do it.

Written by a hospice nurse practitioner for nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians, and case managers, this book covers:

• Reviewing the referral and medical record before you go, so you arrive knowing what the patient could do three to six months ago
• Finding and writing the timeline of decline that answers “why hospice now”
• What the election statement must include, who may sign, and how to handle capacity and representatives
• The election statement addendum required for elections on or after October 1, 2026, and the notice of election deadline
• The comprehensive assessment: function, nutrition, cognition, breathing, skin, home safety, and caregiver readiness, with the 48-hour and 5-day deadlines and HOPE timepoints
• Medication reconciliation, comfort kits, admission orders, equipment, and the initial plan of care
• What every family needs to hear before you leave, including when to call hospice
• Writing an admission narrative that shows a reviewer why the patient qualified on day one

The back of the book includes eight admission case studies: cancer, dementia, heart disease, lung disease, kidney failure, liver disease, ALS, and complex multimorbidity. It also has a complete admission checklist, a 60-second “before you leave” check, a quick reference, worksheets, and references.

Part of the Hospice 101 series. For disease-specific eligibility criteria, see Hospice Terminal Diseases 101.

Edition details

• Publisher: Independently published
• Publication date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798163545766
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160