(2008) names have been changed to protect patient confidentiality. The paper will seek to address issues relating to the case study examining relevant theory. Current policies and guidelines will be considered in relation to the patient. It will identify a framework involved looking at literature to assess the effectiveness against the case study. Finally‚ focusing on a specific area of care‚ which in this case will be communication‚ the paper will evaluate the care given within the case study before
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The Social Workers Role in End-of-Life Care Elmira College Brandon Saylor INTRO Social workers are central health care professionals in working with patients‚ families‚ practitioners‚ healthcare agents‚ and surrogates in the health system‚ and in the communication and conflict resolution process that is integral to health care decision making. Their knowledge set and experience make them an essential member of end-of-life care. However‚ current health care practices fail to effectively utilize
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End of Life Care: Family Health McKendree University NSG 420 Fall 2014 Introduction In nursing‚ the goal of care is usually to restore the patient back to the highest level of health possible. In some cases‚ however‚ the goals of care change when a curative approach is no longer appropriate. The new goals of care could simply be palliation and pain control rather than a restoration back to full health. This type of care is called palliative care. Palliative care is not
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population ages in America‚ the dilemma of end-of-life care becomes an important issue for the professional nurse. As reported in Evidence-Based Geriatric Nursing Protocols for Best Practice‚ the Patient Self Determination Act (PSDA) of 1991 establishes advance directives and decision making for those when capacity to make their own health care decisions is impaired (Capezuti 2010). In light of this PDSA‚ nurses often find themselves involved in end-of-life situations that conflict with patient’s wishes
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(2005) define end- of –life as a chronologically indefinite part of life when patients and their caregivers are struggling with the implications of an advance chronic illness. Every person’s end- of – life trajectory is different and the need for quality healthcare services‚ hospital or homecare interventions‚ family and patient legal rights‚ government policies and regulations pose some challenges to some patients at the end of their life. Therefore‚ the provision of good end- of- life care should be
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As a manager‚ I am responsible for service user needs assessments annually‚ I also conduct service user reviews with the care staff‚ service user family and multi disciplinary team. This provides me with the opportunity to establish service user’s individual ability‚ needs and most importantly preferences in relation to communication needs and develop a plan of action to provide for appropriate support that meets the service user communication needs and methods‚ in most cases‚ the professional
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Questions | 501 | 1 | 1.2 | Explain how to support effective communication within own job role | AnswersWithin my job role as a Social Work Assistant for Older People it is important to have good communication skills to develop positive relationships and share information with people using services. I also need to be able to communicate well with client’s families‚ carers‚ colleagues and other professionals. I use several different forms of communication within my job role.Interpersonal skills
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End of Life Care Death is a touchy subject. People pretend it is something that does not happen and refuse to talk about or address it. I am an ICU nurse. I have been for six years. I have dealt with plenty of death‚ in my own way. Death is a part of life. Whether it is something that is expected or not‚ it is our destiny. Having dealt with the suicide of my son’s father at a young age‚ death is something most of us avoid or do not expect. One is never prepared for it. Some refuse to accept it
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End-of-life care becomes an issue at some point for elderly clients. Even with the emergence of palliative care programs and hospice programs‚ the majority of elderly people do not die in their own home as is their preference. What are the reasons for this trend? Discuss what you can do as a nurse to support your clients in end-of-life care and in supporting their desires. Support your response with evidence-based literature. Planning care for elderly adults can be stressful and time consuming.
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The Founding Fathers created The Bill of Rights in order to protect citizens’ individual rights under written law. One of the most important type of rights outlined in this document are the rights of the accused. Before the amendments that protect accused individuals were enforced‚ there was a decent amount of room for government to gain more power and for the people to lose justice and freedom while in the courts. Many innocent citizens would be labeled as guilty without trial and sent to jail.
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