In a multicultural society such as Australia‚ nurses need to gain an understanding of cultural aspects surrounding palliative care‚ so that the most culturally appropriate behaviour can be applied. This essay will discuss the beliefs of two communities in Australia‚ the Indigenous and Muslim community who reside within the Greater Western Sydney regarding death and dying and will discuss how a nurse tendering to individuals from these communities can help.An example of previous experience will also
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Sensitivity Over Western Medicine” by Jerry A. Coyne‚ 1/21/2015‚ this article explains how a 11-year old girl named Makayla Sault died from acute lymphoblastic leukemia after suffering from a stroke the previous day. Makayla could no longer deal with the pain and suffering of the side effects of chemotherapy treatment so her parents decided to no longer proceed with the chemotherapy treatment. The decision was based on her family cultural and religious beliefs. Alternative Medicine is not new to the medical
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Thesis: While it would be easy to conclude that lifestyle is more likely than medicine to be the key to good health‚ the question itself is‚ on closer examination‚ untenable. The benefits of leading a ‘healthy’ lifestyle and using medication at appropriate times are impossible to doubt but any claim on one factor being ‘the key to good health’ is bound to be fraught with issues. TS1: There is certainly some truth to the adage that lifestyle is the passport to good health. Considering the soaring
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T. (2011‚ July). A Philosophical Obituary: Dr. Jack Kevorkian Dead at 83 Leaving End Of Life Debate in the US Forever Changed Raphael‚ C.‚ Ahrens‚ J.‚ & Fowler‚ N. (2001). Financing end-of-life care in the USA. Journal Of The Royal Society of Medicine. 94(9):458-461. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1282187/ Stajduhar‚ K The Need Is Real:Data. (n.d). Retrieved on September 3rd‚ 2014 from http://www.organdonor.gov/about/data.html Wilkinson‚ D.‚ & Savulescu‚ J
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practices fail to effectively utilize the social worker as a patient advocate in dealing with the multitude of patient needs that arise during‚ before‚ and after hospice care (Bomba‚ Morrissey‚ and Leven‚ 2011). With the technological transformation of medicine in recent decades‚ it is now possible to extend the life of terminally ill patients‚ allowing individuals to live in severely disabled states‚ and prolonging the dying process. Such an ability to extend life raises ethical issues about quality of
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Ethical Dilemma Debate George-Ann Wood Midway College Nursing 460 March 01‚ 2011 Ethical Dilemma Debate As the 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)
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The words ‘medicine’ and ’drug’ are often used in our country to mean the same substances: any substance‚ manufactured artificially‚ which can help recovery from sickness‚ relieve symptoms or modify a natural process in the body. A medicine is often a mixture of several chemical compounds. Even if it has only one active component compound often other substances are used as fillers or binders to give it bulk. Chemistry‚ the science related to chemical substances‚ provides us the tools to make and
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Challenging an uncertainty: alternative medicine as a popular trend in Kazakhstan Kamila Kadyrova KIMEP Almaty‚ Kazakhstan Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: Literature Review Chapter 3: Description of Results Chapter 4: Analysis Chapter 5: Conclusion Bibliography Appendix 2 6 11 18 24 26 27 Chapter 1: Introduction Part A. In 2003 one 6 year old boy was delivered to Kostanay regional hospital. The state of this boy was critical;
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provided. My perceptions may vary from my patients however I would try to ensure I do not impose my beliefs unto them. Mrs. Thomas a 56 year old woman with recurrent metastasized cancer has a poor prognosis for recovery and is recommended for palliative care. Improvement in the quality of life for Mrs. Thomas can be achieved by determining her perception of quality of life‚ achieving pain management and assisting with coping mechanisms. It is necessary to develop a holistic nursing action plan
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Despite religious or spiritual beliefs everyone wants to have a peaceful experience when they die. The purpose of palliative care is to ease suffering and promote wellbeing through holistic care which addresses spiritual‚ emotional‚ and physical needs. Although there is a variation of beliefs upon death it is important that a palliative care practitioner is understanding and knowledgeable on others beliefs to assist them in whatever way they can. Every one reacts to death differently. Many people
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