Palliative Care for Children: Enhancing the Quality of Life for a Child with a Life-Threatening Illness Melissa Spitler English Composition 2 Instructor Barckholtz May 17‚ 2010 Palliative Care for Children: Enhancing the Quality of Life for a Child with a Life-Threatening Illness “Each year in the USA about 500‚000 children are coping with life-threatening illnesses” (Huang et al.‚ 2010). The standard of care for children living with life-threatening conditions is vital for these children
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Palliative: A Concept Analysis Abstract Palliative: A Concept Analysis Abstract Palliative: A Concept Analysis Purpose. The purpose of this analysis is to distinguish between palliative care and the hospice movement from which the concept of palliative care comes from. This study also identifies the distinguishing characteristics that surround modern palliative care. Methods. Data was collected from interviews‚ journals‚ online articles‚ and books involving palliative care. Findings
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Bachelor of Nursing Studies RESEARCH PROPOSAL Title: A quantitative study of the attitude‚ knowledge and experience of staff nurses on prioritizing comfort measures in care of the dying patient in an acute hospital setting. Research Proposal submitted to the University of Dublin Trinity College‚ in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Bachelor in Nursing Studies 9th March 2011 I hereby declare that this research proposal is entirely my own work and has not been submitted as
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Implementation of Pediatric Palliative Care Jeanene “Nikki” Bowen Georgetown University School of Nursing and Health Studies NURO540 Implementation of Pediatric Palliative Care Hundreds of thousands of children are diagnosed each year with complex life-limiting illnesses in the United States. End of life decisions in children with life-threatening or life-limiting conditions are a major challenge in the pediatric population. It is unnatural for a parent to have to make end-of-life
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with others in the area of palliative care. The author of this essay is a Health Care Assistant for three years and works as a member of a Hospice Home Care Team. For the purpose of this assignment the author will outline a selection of evidence of their work and interaction with their Palliative Care Clients and the Palliative Care Team. For the privacy and dignity of the client we will refer to the client as John (an alias) and me as the author or HCA (Health Care Assistant). John is a 78 year
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Palliative Care: What is Palliative Care‚ Anyway? According to the National Institute of Health‚ palliative care is "treatment of the discomfort‚ symptoms‚ and stress of serious illness. It provides relief from distressing symptoms including pain‚ shortness of breath‚ fatigue‚ constipation‚ nausea‚ loss of appetite‚ problems with sleep‚ and the side effects of the medical treatments you are receiving." Palliative care is also known as comfort care. Often confused with palliative care is hospice
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Within this essay‚ the author will reflect on a critical incident using a reflective model. In order to guide the author undertake this reflection‚ Johns (2002) reflective model will be utilised. As the first stage of Johns reflective model asks for the description of the event‚ the descriptive part will be attached (see appendix A). In accordance with the NMC Code of Professional Conduct (2008) the names of the individual involved have been changed using pseudonym in the form of James‚ Jennifer
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are “experiences you identify to be coming from other concepts” (Chinn & Kramer‚ 2008). They are events that lead to or cause an event to take place. In the case of Palliative care‚ long term illness or an incurable illness must be present. These would be the antecedents because they result in the patient having to undergo palliative care. Model Case Born 4 weeks premature‚ Silvia was what his parents called their miracle child. So when she gave birth to her 2nd child at the age of 32‚ her parents
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Critical Incident A Reflective Essay Rich & Parker 2001 defines critical incidents as snapshots of something that happens to a patient‚ their family or healthcare professional. It may be something positive‚ or it could be a situation where someone has suffered in some way. Reflecting on critical incidents will allow me to explore and analyse incidents and how it has affects me and what I hope to do with these effects in the course of my training towards becoming a registered practitioner. It
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health care and utilization of palliative care by patients with a life-limiting illness. Palliative care is specialized medical care for people with serious illness. This type of provision is for comforting‚ soothing‚ or even sedating people of any age and at any stage of illness so they can rest. Palliative care prioritizes patients’ pain management and its symptom‚ while maintaining direct communication with patients and their families for administration of care. The core of palliative care requires
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