End Of Life Care

Throughout the course, it has become increasingly clearer how healthcare professionals play in to the role of end-of-life care for patients. Although I have not chosen a path in hospice or palliative care, it has become evident that end-of-life cares will be part of my nursing career regardless. As a nursing professional, it is important to remain a patient advocate throughout the end-of-life care process by ensuring ethical decision-making, continuing effective communication, and providing best practice and advice for pain and symptom management. In today’s healthcare, it is becoming increasingly important to have an understanding of end-of-life care as a nurse because of the many components and processes to design the realm of care. Specifically, it is a nurse’s ultimate responsibility to have continuous discussions with patients and their family members regarding their continuation of care while respecting and considering race, culture, and their basic understanding of the care they are receiving. This will ultimately aid in how patients come to the conclusion of their decisions. “The decisions
There are many other skills from various other professions that play in to the decisions being made during end-of-life care. Other professions utilized can include other nurses who may have more experience, social workers, physicians, spiritual care providers, such as a chaplain, or a hospice representative. This will hopefully allow for ethical and valid decision making for the patient and their family members. Although it may seem more chaotic, with additional assistance from other resources, the patient may actually feel slightly relieved that they have more individuals by their side to guide them. By aiding the patient in discovering new and different resources as a nurse, you can provide the patient with a clear mindset when coming to their decisions, if they have not done so