As the health care industry’s most comprehensive library of customizable policy and procedure templates, MCN Healthcare’s Hospice Policy and Procedure Manual includes this customizable template, Identification, Prevention and Treatment of Secondary Symptoms. MCN’s policy library helps you meet compliance with Joint Commission and federal regulations including CMS, CDC, OSHA, OIG, HIPAA and more.

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Here is some sample content from Identification, Prevention and Treatment of Secondary Symptoms:

	PURPOSE: To provide direction for symptom control. POLICY: Symptom control is the foundation of good Hospice care. The best symptom control is achieved in the context of the interdisciplinary team care. Supporting and educating patient, family or caregiver is an essential part of symptom control. Care is directed to optimize the patient's comfort and dignity through appropriate treatment of secondary symptoms and aggressively managing these symptoms. PROCEDURE: Interdisciplinary team members will report to the RN symptoms they may observe that are changes or new from the patient's initial...
Second excerpt:
	...intervention care preclude development of secondary symptoms. Hospice staff may not provide medications or treatment without physician orders. Constipation: Recognize the cause: low fiber diet, decreased fluids/intake, reduced defecation, two 2 degree weakness, confusion and pain, depression or hyperglycemia. Record daily bowel habits. Working rule: bowels should move every three 3 days. Establish questions for good bowel history. Teach patient, family or caregiver that...