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Comfort Care Checklist

The Comfort Care Checklist is a bedside verification tool designed to ensure comprehensive comfort and dignity in the final hours to days of life. Developed by hospice and palliative care organizations, particularly within the End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC), the checklist systematically verifies that pain and other symptoms are managed, family is present and supported, spiritual needs are addressed, and documentation reflects the patient's and family's wishes—ensuring nothing essential is overlooked during the most vulnerable time.

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Comfort Care Checklist for the Last Hours of Life
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / palliative-care
  • Naylor, M. D., Bowles, K. H., & Brooten, D. A. (2002). Patients' and caregivers' perspectives on preparing for hospital discharge. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing, 16(5), 36–48. · URL
  • Reuben, D. B., & Tinetti, M. E. (2012). Goal-oriented patient care—An alternative health outcomes paradigm. New England Journal of Medicine, 366(9), 777–779. · DOI 10.1056/NEJMp1113631
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