부산대학교 도서관

Advances in medical care have allowed many children with complex chronic conditions to live long lives. Pediatric palliative care is an approach to care that seeks to improve the quality of life of children living with life-long and life-limiting illnesses. The interprofessional palliative care team seeks to assess the patient and family's values and goals, and support their decision-making along the illness trajectory from diagnosis through treatment, remission, and if applicable, end of life. Palliative care encompasses more than hospice care at end of life. Palliative care provides symptom management and support to the family and medical team. Many populations can benefit from palliative care, including neonates, children with complex chronic conditions, and children with hematologic and oncologic conditions. Bedside nurses aware of the tenets of palliative care can be advocates for patients in involving palliative care providers in a given medical setting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]