Video: End of Life Care
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Use: Palliative Performance Scale (PPS)
The palliative performance scale can be utilized for baseline assessment and reassessment as a patient declines to death. The PPS uses five observer-rated domains correlated to the Karnofsky Performance Scale.
View the instructions and use the tool (PDF).
Read: HPNA Position Statement
Hospice & Palliative Nurses Association Position Statement on Medically Administered Nutrition and Hydration (PDF)