A good death
A Good Death
Camilla Wisbauer
Fort Hays University
SOC355 Sociology Of Death and Dying
Rose Arnold
April 27, 2014
Abstract
This paper will explore what would entail “A good Death”. I will discuss Pain Control, No Excessive Treatment, Retention Of Decision Making By The Patient, Support For The Dying Patient And His/Her Family And Friends, Communication Among All Parties And Acts Done Out Of Love That Make Dying More Difficult. I will make references from The Last Dance: Encountering Death and Dying, 9th Edition by DeSpelder, Lynn Ann; Strickland and Albert Lee and the “On Your Own” PBS series narrated by Bill Moyer. Keywords: death, dying, palliative, hospice. pain management
A Good Death
“Everyone knows they’re going to die but nobody believes it. If we did, we would do things differently.”
A good death is dying surrounded by loving family and friends, free of pain, suffering and worries, a death where the dying has had great support from caretakers and family leading up to his final day. A good death is when there is no confusion of decision-making and will and when the dying, their family and caregivers are all on the same page. A goon death is when the last decisions come from love and not necessity and where all parties; the dying, the family and the care takers feel at ease and all decisions where well made.
Discussion
Pain Control
A death free of pain is a large part of constructing “a good death”. As death is commonly physically painful, ways of controlling pain are a very important factor. When a person decides to stop their treatment of a terminal illness or may still be in the process of trying to treat a terminal decease, pain control is essential to make the patient have any kind of good quality of life. Pain control is an essential factor in hospice and palliative care. “For hospice and palliative care. The goal of medication
Camilla Wisbauer
Fort Hays University
SOC355 Sociology Of Death and Dying
Rose Arnold
April 27, 2014
Abstract
This paper will explore what would entail “A good Death”. I will discuss Pain Control, No Excessive Treatment, Retention Of Decision Making By The Patient, Support For The Dying Patient And His/Her Family And Friends, Communication Among All Parties And Acts Done Out Of Love That Make Dying More Difficult. I will make references from The Last Dance: Encountering Death and Dying, 9th Edition by DeSpelder, Lynn Ann; Strickland and Albert Lee and the “On Your Own” PBS series narrated by Bill Moyer. Keywords: death, dying, palliative, hospice. pain management
A Good Death
“Everyone knows they’re going to die but nobody believes it. If we did, we would do things differently.”
A good death is dying surrounded by loving family and friends, free of pain, suffering and worries, a death where the dying has had great support from caretakers and family leading up to his final day. A good death is when there is no confusion of decision-making and will and when the dying, their family and caregivers are all on the same page. A goon death is when the last decisions come from love and not necessity and where all parties; the dying, the family and the care takers feel at ease and all decisions where well made.
Discussion
Pain Control
A death free of pain is a large part of constructing “a good death”. As death is commonly physically painful, ways of controlling pain are a very important factor. When a person decides to stop their treatment of a terminal illness or may still be in the process of trying to treat a terminal decease, pain control is essential to make the patient have any kind of good quality of life. Pain control is an essential factor in hospice and palliative care. “For hospice and palliative care. The goal of medication