The Step-by-Step Process of Hospice Deprescribing

Course overview

Deprescribing is not only a quality-of-life issue. There is also regulatory scrutiny of hospice patients medication profiles. In this course you will learn why reframing medication deprescribing as medication appropriateness can counter misinformation that hospice stops all medications. The significance of medication appropriateness and tools to determine appropriateness, a step-by-step process for deprescribing, and communication strategies are presented. The goal of this course is to provide nurses in hospice with knowledge of medication deprescribing best practices. The goal of this course is to provide nurses in hospice with knowledge of medication deprescribing best practices.