Resources

Clinical

Cough Management Clinical Resource Guide

Guide to develop a treatment plan to address productive and non-productive cough.

Patient Guide

Thyroid Medication Patient Guide

An overview of considerations for management of thyroid medications in the hospice setting.

Clinical | Deprescribing Guide

Diabetes Medication Deprescribing Guide

Guide to assessing appropriateness of continuing vs. discontinuing diabetes meds in the hospice setting.

Patient Guide

Opioid Therapy Patient Guide

Patients can have some concerns about starting or changing pain medications

Clinical

Opioid Calculation Clinical Guide

Modifying or changing from one opioid to another can be challenging, this can help.

Clinical

Buprenorphine Clinical Resource Guide

Guide to managing symptom management in patients on buprenorphine.

Patient Guide

Medication Dosing Schedule Patient Guide

Patients may have difficulty understanding the difference between scheduled and prn medications.

Deprescribing Guide

Deprescribing Conversation Guide

Overview of considerations for beginning the deprescribing conversation in the hospice setting.

Deprescribing Guide

Dementia Medication Deprescribing Guide

Overview of considerations for deprescribing dementia medications in the hospice setting.

Deprescribing Guide

Respiratory Medication Deprescribing Guide

Overview of considerations for deprescribing inhalers and respiratory meds in the hospice setting.

Deprescribing Guide

Anticoagulant Medication Deprescribing Guide

Overview of considerations for deprescribing anticoagulants in the hospice setting.

Clinical

Fentanyl Patch Clinical Guide

A clinical guide when considering long-acting opioid therapy with a fentanyl patch.

Patient Guide

Methadone-Patient Guide

Methadone is a medication originally developed for the management of pain.

Patient Guide

Nonoral Medication Administration-Patient Guide

While the most common and often most convenient way to take.

Patient Guide

Depression Patient Guide

Feelings of depression are a normal and expected.

Patient Guide

Anticoagulant Medication Patient Guide

Anticoagulant medications, sometimes referred to as "blood thinners".

Patient Guide

Hospice Medication Management Patient Guide

There are many guidelines for starting and managing medications.

Patient Guide

Opioid Therapy in the Hospice Setting

Pain is a common symptom experiences by patients on hospice care.

Patient Guide

Respiratory Medication Patient Guide

As many as 8 out of 10 patients with obstructive lung disease in the United States experienceinhaler device use-related errors.

Patient Guide

End of Life Expectations

Many patients and families want to be able to prepare as best they can for the end of life.

Patient Guide

Hospice Symptom Management Expectations For Patients

Hospice can be a frightening word because it is associated with the end of life.

Clinical

Pain Medication Log

Pain medication log

Patient Guide

Nutrition Patient Guide

Weight loss concerns are commonly expressed by patients and their caregiver/family.

Clinical

Ketamine Dosing Protocols

Ketamine is a fast-acting dissociative general anesthetic that is finding a niche in palliative care for hard to manage pain and pain crises.

Clinical

Methadone Clinical Guide

Methadone is a synthetically derived Schedule II controlled substance developed in the 1940s, widely renowned for its utilization in the management of opioid use disorder (OUD).

Clinical

Neuropathic Pain Management Clinical Guide

Neuropathic pain can result from numerous causes leading to damage of the peripheral and/or central nervous system.

Clinical

Non-Opioid Therapy Clinical Guide

Opioids are the most utilized analgesics for the management of pain in the palliative care and hospice settings.

Clinical

Pain Assessment Clinical Guide

A quality, comprehensive pain assessment is the cornerstone of effective pain management.

Clinical

Eprescribing Signature Requirements

As the use of e-prescribing becomes more mainstream and state and federal mandates take effect, this balancing act becomes more precarious.

Clinical

Splitting and Crushing Tablets Warning

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) requires employers to inform employees how to identify the hazardous materials they may encounter in the workplace.

Clinical

Inhaled Corticosteroids in Hospice

Topical gels and creams have become a go-to for many hospice nurses to treat symptoms of patients who have lost the ability to swallow or who cheek/spit out oral medications.

Clinical

Inhaled Medications Clinical Guide

There are 4 factors that determine proper drug deposition with inhaled medications: 1)Inhalation flow, 2) Proper use/coordination of the inhaler, 3) Aerosol velocity, and 4) Drug particle size.

Clinical

Formulary Tips in Hospice

The BetterRX formularies are designed with specific objectives in mind...

Clinical

Inhaler Use in Hospice

There are 4 factors that determine proper drug deposition with inhaled medications: 1) Inhalation flow 2) Proper use/coordination of the inhaler 3) Aerosol velocity and 4) Drug particle size.

Clinical

Pain Management Quick Guide

Pain management without long-acting opioids equals poor pain management and should be avoided at all costs.

Clinical

Diabetes Management in Hospice

Managing diabetes in hospice care can be complicated. However, hospice nurses and clinical staff can set up an effective management plan that helps patients avoid the risks of hypoglycemia.

Clinical

Covid Vaccines and Variants

As COVID vaccines become more available, it is important to know not only the differences between the individual products but also understand how the emerging variants are affected by the vaccines.

Clinical

BetterRX Antibiotic Policy ID

Prevent unnecessary and overuse of antibiotics, provide education to patients and Provide aid to prescribers regarding antibiotics in the decision-making process.

Clinical

We Do Not Allow Antipsychotics in This Facility

BetterRX informational series: “We Do Not Allow Antipsychotics in This Facility”.

Clinical

Unnecessary Medications

Appropriate use of medications means the difference between a good and great quality of life for the patient.

Clinical

Better Tasting Medication Tricks

Tricks to make medication taste better.

Clinical

Treating Nausea + Vomiting

Treating Nausea and Vomiting in Hospice.

Clinical

The Basics of Hospice Coverage

Hospice is required to cover medications that are reasonable and necessary to relieve patient symptoms and optimize quality of life, not to manage the terminal illness and related conditions.

Clinical

Terminal Secretions

Management of terminal secretions, or the more ominous term “the death rattle,” is an emotional discussion whether it is educating family/loved ones or on a professional level.

Clinical

Sucralfate Slurry

For patients with difficulty swallowing whole or halved sucralfate tablets, a slurry may be prepared just prior to administration.

Clinical

Methadone in Hospice

What You Need to Know About Methadone.

Patient Guide

Terminal Secretions Patient Guide

A family guide to the management of terminal secretions.

Clinical

Anticoagulant & Antiplatelet Clinical Guidance

BetterRX guidance about blood thinner use in hospice...

Clinical

Hepatic Encephalopathy Clinical Guide

Hepatic Encephalopathy (HE) is a neuropsychiatric disorder associated with liver failure and is very common in hospice patients.

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