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The Nursing department of Hospice of McDowell County,
Inc. is a team of dedicated, committed and caring registered nurses and
certified nursing assistants level II who provide services to those facing
end-of-life and their families in our community.
The nursing staff strives to inspire hope as they meet the physical, psychosocial
and spiritual needs of our patients and caregivers through home visits and
frequent interdisciplinary team meeting.
Every patient and their family is strongly encouraged to continue with their daily routine for as long as they feel that they are able to do so. Our guiding principle is that nutrition is offered to the extent of the patient’s desire and ability to ingest nourishment.
We feel that the patient and their family are an integral part of our team as they express their needs, concerns and wishes while facing end-of-life situations. Our guiding principle is that the patient is in control, making decisions and that the patient’s wishes are the standard and within our abilities we encourage those wishes to be honored.
Nursing Services are available through our on-call system - 24 hours a day, 7 days per week. Scheduled visits are made according to a plan of care established with the patient, caregiver, and their attending physician to provide physical assessment, symptom management, physical care, education and emotional support .
The Nurse makes regular, scheduled visits to the patients place of residence - be it in the home or skilled nursing facility. During the visit, the nurse performs many responsibilities with the patient and family, such as:
- Head to toe physical assessment
- Symptom assessment, including pain assessment
- Pain Management
- Medication management
- Wound management
- Review of assessment findings with caregiver & family
- On-call Services for emergencies 24 hours a day; 7 days per week
- On-going contact with personal attending physicial
The Certified Nursing Assistant II (CNA II) is a dedicated individual who is an integral part of the hospice team, offering integrity, independence and top-notch services to our patients and families. Services such as assistance with bathing, grooming, dressing, and very light assistance with housekeeping.
When a good friend told her husband about hospice care and her doctor agreed, Christine had terrible visions of having to spend the nights in some awful institution and other vividly imagined fears. In fact, her anxiety level was so high; she didn't want the hospice people to come in her house that day. To her amazement, the nurse held her hand and the family resource person was so nice, that she later thought, "I would have gone with them by the time they left". She said that she now feels so much more at ease since she has been getting hospice care.
To read, Christine's account of her hospice experience, click here.
Hospice of McDowell County, Inc.
575 Airport Road, Marion, NC 28752
Phone: (828) 652-1318
Fax: (828)
659-1631
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