This article from The Missourian teaches us first hand how a hospice nurse cares for and professionally handles working with terminally ill patients.

Both doctor and hospice nurse are responsible for the patient’s health, but while doctors strive to keep patients alive, the hospice nurse focuses on keeping patients comfortable as they die.

The idea of formalized hospice care was accepted into mainstream medical care in the United States only in the past 20 years.

The term “hospice” was first applied to specialized care for dying patients in 1967. States were given the option of including hospice care in their Medicaid programs in 1986; it became a nationally guaranteed benefit in 1993.

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