One of the pressing ethical issues which the National Medical Ethics Committee addressed was the care and treatment of patients who are incurable and terminally ill. Today, modern medical technology is able to sustain essential physiological functions and technically prolong life in the final stages of terminal illness (Chew, 2002).
The care of terminally ill patients requires good physician patient relationships. Communication and teamwork are crucial when includes family. When care is more concerned with comfort and quality of life rather than length of life it is called palliative care (Corkill, 2011).
Hospices are for all terminally ill people in need irrespective of their religion, race, age or ability to pay. Hospices can provide effective
The care of terminally ill patients requires good physician patient relationships. Communication and teamwork are crucial when includes family. When care is more concerned with comfort and quality of life rather than length of life it is called palliative care (Corkill, 2011).
Hospices are for all terminally ill people in need irrespective of their religion, race, age or ability to pay. Hospices can provide effective