Reading your post was a pleasure; in it you discussed the importance of dignity, respect and compassion in the nursing field, as well as the role nurses play in providing hospice care. Hospice care is provided to patients during their last six months of life and focuses on care that is palliative, meaning emphasis is placed on relieving symptoms such as pain and stress. An important principle of hospice care centers on respecting the needs, and values of patients (Matzo & Sherman, 2015). This quality is evident in the first provision of the American Nurses Code of Ethics (2015). The Code states that nurses will respect the unique attributes of every individual. Within the provision are standards that describe the responsibility of nurses
