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Teaching Sheets

This page contains links to hospice teaching sheets with helpful information on managing a variety of common symptoms and situations. Click any of the PDF links below to view or save the Teaching Sheet to your computer or mobile device.

Anxiety

Managing Anxiety (English PDF)

Managing Anxiety (Spanish PDF)

Managing Anxiety (Chinese PDF)

 

Bladder Incontinence

Managing Bladder Incontinence (English)

Managing Bladder Incontinence (Spanish)

Managing Bladder Incontinence (Chinese)

 

Bowel Incontinence

Managing Bowel Incontinence (English)

Managing Bowel Incontinence (Spanish)

Managing Bowel Incontinence (Chinese)

 

Constipation

Managing Constipation (English)

Managing Constipation (Spanish)

Managing Constipation (Chinese)

 

Delirium

Managing Delirium (English)

 

Dementia

Managing Dementia (English)

Managing Dementia (Spanish)

Managing Dementia (Chinese)

 

Fatigue

Managing Fatigue (English)

Managing Fatigue (Spanish)

Managing Fatigue (Chinese)

 

Final Days

Managing The Final Days (English)

Managing The Final Days (Spanish)

Managing The Final Days (Chinese)

 

Food and Fluid Issues

Managing Food and Fluid Issues (English)

Managing Food and Fluid Issues (Spanish)

Managing Food and Fluid Issues (Chinese)

 

Grief and Mourning

Managing Grief and Mourning (English)

Managing Grief and Mourning (Spanish)

Managing Grief and Mourning (Chinese)

 

HIV/AIDS

Managing HIV/AIDS (English)

Managing HIV/AIDS (Spanish)

Managing HIV/AIDS (Chinese)

 

Hospice Care in a Nursing Home

Hospice Care in a Nursing Home (English)

Hospice Care in a Nursing Home (Spanish)

Hospice Care in a Nursing Home (Chinese)

 

Nausea and Vomiting

Managing Nausea and Vomiting (English)

Managing Nausea and Vomiting (Chinese)

 

Opioid-Induced Constipation

Managing Constipation Caused by Opioids (English)

Managing Constipation Caused by Opioids (Spanish)

Managing Constipation Caused by Opioids (Chinese)

 

Pain

Managing Pain (English)

Managing Pain (Spanish)

Managing Pain (Chinese)

 

Palliative Care and Hospice

Palliative Care and Hospice (English)

Palliative Care and Hospice (Spanish)

Palliative Care and Hospice (Chinese)

 

Potential Bleeding

Managing Potential Bleeding (English)

Managing Potential Bleeding (Spanish)

Managing Potential Bleeding (Chinese)

 

Preparing Children for Death

Preparing Infants and Toddlers for Death (English)

Preparing Preschool Children (ages 3-5) for Death (English)

Preparing School Aged Children (ages 6-9) for Death (English)

Preparing Preteens and Teens for Death (English)

 

Psychological Distress

Managing Psychological Distress (English)

Managing Psychological Distress (Spanish)

Managing Psychological Distress (Chinese)

 

Respecting Cultural Beliefs

Managing Psychological Distress (English)

Managing Psychological Distress (Spanish)

 

Restlessness

Managing Restlessness (English)

Managing Restlessness (Spanish)

Managing Restlessness (Chinese)

 

Seizures

Managing Seizures (English)

Managing Seizures (Spanish)

Managing Seizures (Chinese)

 

Shortness of Breath

Managing Shortness of Breath (English)

Managing Shortness of Breath (Spanish)

Managing Shortness of Breath (Chinese)

 

Skin Care

Skin Care (English)

Skin Care (Spanish)

Skin Care (Chinese)

 

Spiritual Distress

Managing Spiritual Distress (English)

Managing Spiritual Distress (Spanish)

Managing Spiritual Distress (Chinese)

 

Tip Sheets

Communicating with Seriously Ill Patients (English)

Communicating with Seriously Ill Patients (Spanish)

Constipation (English)

Constipation (Spanish)

Dementia (English)

Dementia (Spanish)

Edema (English)

Myths of Opioids (English)

Myths of Opioids (Spanish)

Recognizing Pain in Patients with an Inability to Communicate Verbally (English)

Recognizing Pain in Patients with an Inability to Communicate Verbally (Spanish)

Talking with Dying Patients (English)

Talking with Dying Patients (Spanish)

What to Do When a Patient Dies at Home (English)

What to Do When a Patient Dies at Home (Spanish)