title: Special care team: a welcome choice.
abstract: What happens when a patient isn't ready to accept hospice care? Or when curative rather than palliative care is needed? Some patients need the skills of a hospice nurse in a curative setting--which calls for a special care team.
authors.affiliation: SUN Home Health, Northumberland, PA, USA.
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Hyde
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control; D017051:Hospice Care / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy*; D010166:Palliative Care; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010348:Patient Care Team; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration; D010414:Pennsylvania; D012017:Referral and Consultation