Palliative care is a new topic that I am learning about this semester. Initially‚ when I would think of palliative care I would think of the nurse who was taking care of someone in there last hours. I identified palliative and hospice care as the same service. I now understand palliative care as the care one receives after you are no longer trying to cure a disease‚ but are treating to provide comfort as the disease progresses. Palliative care takes place for an undefined amount of time. Whereas
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you have at the end of life. Hospice is a type of care that will focus more on managing your terminal illness instead of trying to cure it. This type of care offers help with the pain of the illness‚ along with emotional struggles. Hospice has been a rising choice for patients within the past couple decades. Just within 1994 and 2013‚ the number of hospice patients have spiked (Schencker‚
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Timing of Referrals for Palliative Care Timing of Referrals for Palliative Care In the nursing profession‚ many nurses are faced with the challenge of proper care of a terminally ill patient. The family members are in a constant state of stress making sure that their loved one is being cared for in the best possible manner and comfort is the of the utmost importance. Many times‚ nurses have to advocate for proper pain medication management for said patients with little to no help from the physicians
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Cultural diversity in the medical field in regards to palliative care is‚ at times‚ greatly hindered because of religious beliefs‚ language barriers‚ and the hierarchies of diverse cultures‚ and these have the propensity to affect the continuity of care for the patients. People from different cultures have their own perspectives on health and disease. Some cultures believe in using traditional medicine‚ and some believe in the healing power of praying and herbal healing. People are often affected
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team is taking the psychological‚ social and spiritual aspects when dealing with patients who complain of any chronic illness. 3. Palliative care help the patient through an combined team containing a doctor‚ nurse‚ social worker‚ psychologies‚ religious-oriented pharmacist‚ and physiotherapist. 4. It is very importance for the medical team to improve the communication skills with the patient‚ through kindly and friendly sitting and meeting with him and give him enough time to talk about himself
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The phrase "palliative care" was presented in 1975 (Mount‚ Hanks et al. 2006). Later‚ The World Health Organization (WHO) characterized palliative care‚ fundamentally for critically sick patients. According to WHO‚ from 2002‚ for palliative care is a methodology that enhances the personal satisfaction of patients and adults confronting the issue connected with life-undermining sickness‚ through the aversion and help of misery by method for right on time ID and flawless appraisal and treatment of
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Module Title: Palliative Care Module Code: 6NU507 CONTENTS: Introduction: page 3 Main body: pages 4- 10 Conclusion: pages 10-11 References: pages 12-14 Appendix 1: pages 15-17 The following assignment will discuss the palliative care of a lady who died recently at a local hospice but was originally cared for in the community. Costello (2004) suggests
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In order to gain Mary’s trust and reliability‚ as a manager of the care home I have to advice Mary’s social worker to offer her the affection and support she has never received‚ in the care home. In order to effectively inform the social worker about the details of Mary’s situation- a very thorough verbal discussion will have to take place. This also involves a group conversation with the social worker and Mary‚ who can assist her point of views- as well as her troubles being expressed. This way
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Introduction In order to improve the patient’s quality of life‚ palliative care is care given to patients of all ages who are diagnosed with life-threatening illnesses that have little to no chance of cure. This includes providing treatments of other problems such as physical‚ psychological and spiritual. In my opinion‚ quality palliative care is providing both physical and emotional support (care) for the patient. This includes providing relief from pain and distressing symptoms; emotional support
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sharing and communication with family. By creating an environment for patients and their informal caregivers to discuss spiritual issues‚ facilitating openings for expression of fears‚ doubts and anxieties‚ required open questioning and sensitivity that could help prevent spiritual needs becoming spiritual distress. Music and art are used to encourage patients to express feelings too difficult to be conveyed verbally. Nurses are often seen to be the ones to assess needs‚ provide spiritual care and serve
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