Relevance To Nursing Practice Case Study

Relevance to nursing practice.
Death is highly relevant to nursing as the nursing staff faces the death of a patient almost every day (depends on the department they are in). The debate against hiding patient’s prognosis to informing them must be greatly considered. Before considering such action, nurses need to know what is best for the patient and what constitutes a good death. The representation of a good death is when one is relief of symptoms, open communication is present, the individual dignity, respect and acceptance of death (Costello, 2015). Although a representation of a good death requires an open communication. Revealing a bad diagnosis to a patient is better done by the doctors. 95% healthcare professionals strongly disagreed that nurses be allowed to give that
If the doctors were to adopt Glaser & Strauss (1965) open awareness concept and to speak with the patient or family members, they could have avoided unnecessary intervention and palliative care could have been rendered. Kellerhear (1984) emphasized the need to standardize the environment, hence the reason of denial is due to the healthcare staff. Nurses that is lacking of confidence in the communication skills warrant further evaluation (Tan et al., 2006). Following the ‘hospice movement’, Singapore has increase the numbers of staff to be trained in palliative care (Lien Foundation, 2015). To ensure that patients will have a quality and without symptoms towards their final journey. Implication for the family members; the fact that they feel that they are giving up hope for treatment for the patient by taking palliative care. However in Macartney et al (2015) patient is well aware of the healthcare service and assistance that he needs therefore, does not want to burden his family. In this type of situation, nurses should communicate to family. Relieve them of their anxieties and ensure that palliative care is place that provided a high level of quality care with