Before We Begin
This module has been created to educate health care providers about the Palliative Performance Scale.
There are a number of questions in this first version of the module to assist Lee Ann Fox RN, BScN, CON(C), CHPCN(C), graduate student University of Victoria, in her research to understand the needs of providers in these area.
This module will take approximately 30 minutes to complete.
Objectives
After completing this module you will be able to:
explain the components of the Palliative Performance Scale (PPS)
apply the PPS to a variety of clinical examples
describe the utility and risks of using a communication tool like the PPS
Palliative Care
The sunflower is the international symbol of hospice care. Hospice is not a place but a philosophy of care and may be more familiar to you as palliative care.
The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association defines Hospice Palliative Care as "care that aims to relieve suffering and improve the quality of living and dying."[1]
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