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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Government‚ Religion‚ and Culture Government Two principles were at the heart of the government. Limited government Representative government Influenced the US government By the time the first colonists reached North America‚ the idea the government was not all-powerful had become an accepted part of the English system of government. Magna Carta was the first idea this. It established limited government and this document provided protection against unjust punishment and against the loss of life‚ liberty
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FOCUS Culture and diversity End of life care Katherine Clark Jane Phillips The importance of culture and ethnicity Background Australia is a culturally and ethnically diverse country. Within such diversity there will be differing beliefs systems about death and dying. This may be a challenging prospect for health professionals. Objective This article discusses how cultural diversity may impact care and provides some strategies for the general practitioner when considering
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“How does the individual influence world events?” Muhammad is the prophet of the Islam. Islam means submission to the will of Allah. Allah is the one and only Islamic God. He taught the Middle Eastern people that Allah was the only God and that all other gods must be abandoned. Muhammad was and still is a highly respected individual that created the largest religion the world has ever seen. The Muslim religion has over a billion and a half followers‚ which is 25 % of the world’s population. Muhammad
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Family and Religion: Influence on People If you asked people to describe their families‚ some would describe single-household families‚ some would describe stepfamilies‚ some would describe gay or lesbian or adoptive families and many would describe divorced families. The word family has become a diverse institution it is very difficult to give it a meaning. In a wide sense especially in the biological sciences the term family refers to a group of individual beings linked by blood relations‚
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African Traditional Religion……………………………….5 Christianity‚ Islam…………………………………………..6 Influences of Religion on African Culture……………….6 Conclusion……………………………………………………13 References…………………………………………………...14 Introduction Africa is a continent of diversity. In this diversity there are hundreds of tribes and communities each practicing its own culture and religion. It would be very difficult to define Africa’s traditional religion as it would be difficult
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you have—whether on politics‚ religion‚ science‚ culture‚ or even the media and entertainment—that might be regarded as being related to philosophy. The view that I am going to talk about which is related to philosophy is religion. The reason that I have chosen to write about this is because I like so many philosophers always asked questions on the different types of religion. I do believe there is a “god” but do not understand how many of the different religions act and can be true. I am not saying
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“End of Life Care” is the active total care of patients whose disease is no longer responsive to curative treatment. Through practicing holistic and palliative care to dying patients can help improve the remainder of their lives‚ adding quality to their days (Fielding‚ R.‚ & Chan‚ C.‚ 2000‚ p. 17). However‚ the “End of Life Care” services provided are still not adequate enough for patients‚ although Hong Kong has already practiced. Different factors‚ like lacking of knowledge in end of life care‚
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P1 explain key influences on personal learning processes on individuals. The Kolbs experimental learning cycle helps us to understand how adults learn. Cognitive abilities are how people learn. Kolbs identified two pairs of opposite factors‚ when these are combined together they show a learning cycle with four different stages of learning‚ each staged has to be followed in the correct sequence. The four stages are: Concrete experience – the doing stage where you
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Unit F5038704 : End of Life and Dementia Care . Credit Value : 2 This unit must be assessed in accordance with Skills for Care and Development’s QCF Assessment Principles. Learning Outcome 1 : Understand considerations for individuals with dementia at end of life Assessment Criteria 1.1. Outline in what ways dementia can be a terminal illness Dementia is brain atrophy. It’s a degenerative disease‚ which is progressive‚ and for the time being‚ incurable condition. Dementia
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