Identifying hospice clinical eligibility ensures appropriate reimbursement. While determining a terminal status is the physician's role, the interdisciplinary team, including RNs, should document relevant details. This course covers heart and pulmonary disease pathophysiology, classification, LCD guidelines for terminal status due to heart and pulmonary diseases, and proper documentation to support hospice eligibility. The goal is to equip hospice and palliative care nurses to support documenting and discussing hospice clinical eligibility related to heart or pulmonary disease.