Hospice Nursing

Course overview

The origins of hospice can be traced back to the early 11th century A.D., describing a specific kind of lodging for traveling pilgrims. The term itself, hospes, meant hosts, as in hospitality. In the year 1095, Pope Urban ll called for the first holy crusade, resulting in thousands of European warriors and pilgrims heading to the holy land. The early hospes were actually lodging houses built to accommodate these weary travelers. As the journey to the holy land was dangerous, the focus within the hospes lodges quickly turned to caring