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Ashley Mancuso, FNP-BC, AGPCNP-BC, is a palliative care nurse practitioner who provides symptom management for home hospice patients. She focuses on end-of-life care and pain management. Having begun her nursing career in oncology units, Mancuso received her master’s degree in nursing from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, caring for individuals with advanced illness.

What Does Supportive Care Mean in Medicine?
How to Calculate the Palliative Performance Scale
How Does Hospice Help With Pain Management?
When Is It Time for Hospice With Cirrhosis?
What Is a Home Care Assessment and How Does It Work?
What Are the FAST 7 Criteria for Hospice Eligibility?
What Happens When a Hospice Patient Stops Eating?