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Chinese Nursing Management ›› 2019, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (6): 820-823.doi: 10.3969/j.issn.1672-1756.2019.06.005

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The role and status of medical social workers in hospice care

ZOU Ran, CHEN Yongyi, HUANG Xufen   

  1. Hospice Unit, Hunan Cancer Hospital, The Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University, Changsha, 410013, China
  • Online:2019-06-15 Published:2019-06-15

Abstract: As an integral member of multidisciplinary team for hospice care, medical social workers play important roles and functions in hospice care practice. This paper describes the importance of social work and elaborates the multiple roles of medical social workers as evaluators, implementers, coordinators at hospice care practice. It also provides more suggestions for the development of medical social workers in hospice care.

Key words: hospice care; social work; medical social worker; multidisciplinary team

CLC Number: 

  • R47