Palliative care

determination and providing care is why I was initially drawn to the field of nursing and I was also inspired by the charity Macmillan to pursue career in helping in palliative care and adult nursing. I spent 2 weeks in hospital myself in March 2017 where I was treated by many nurses and I was told about the struggles and hardships faced in training but also the rewards that come from a job…

health care environment, the physicians are facing several challenges to attain the expectations of their patients and society. The ethical issues faced by physicians will be covered in this qualitative research, are on end-of-life-care, and palliative care. Therefore, these ethical difficulties, study findings will help for health care organizations for outcome the solutions on patient care decisions, advance directive or substituted judgment. It is essential for care providers and health care…

important topics of the day: health care. Health care impacts each one of us directly or indirectly. Health care has been a topic of conversation since WWII. Initially, health care was a privilege and not a right. There was a cost for this privilege and it came in the form of a premium or monthly payment. Today, we can thank the Affordable Care Act (ACA), for what was once a privilege is now a basic human right for all people. The ACA is paving the way for health care coverage regardless…

“I would never want to be kept alive artificially,” 39 year old quadriplegic French man, Vincent Lambert stated to his wife before his motorbike accident in 2008. However, Vincent has remained in a vegetative state since, causing controversy about his condition and whether he should be allowed to choose to end his life. According to French Law, his wife has the capacity to make a decision about her partners’ life; causing controversy between his family and furthermore reignites the debate on…

In health care, there are many different job descriptions and professionals that are utilized that the public are not aware of. One of those professions are a Registered Nurse (RN) case manager. The public can become confused when learning what the difference in roles are when it comes to an RN case manager compared to a social worker case manager. Often times social workers are available within a hospital or health care setting, but majority of the time an RN case manager will be utilized the…

Life Care Versus Palliative Care Sometimes the words we use to describe the care our loved ones receive all blend together. Hospice care, palliative care, end-of-life care, elder care...aren't they all the same things? You might be surprised to learn that each of these services is distinct and different, each offering different kinds of services and benefits, and also have separate restrictions. Today, let's take a brief look at end-of-life care versus palliative care. Palliative care…

he researchers. It focused on: Definition, Aims, Principles, Palliative care domains, Palliative care competences skills, Palliative care plan, Skills need in palliative care, Role of nurse in palliative care, care of the family and barriers to provide palliative care. The nurses were given an opportunity to discuss their concerns about pediatric end of life care. The post-program immediately and after 3 month activities, provided by the researchers included a half-hour session with each nurse…

Standards of care are the legal requirements for nursing practice that describe minimum acceptable nursing care (Potter, Perry, Stockert and Hall, 2013). Nurses took an oath to take care of the ill in any way they can to fulfill their responsibilities. I have high respect for caregivers because of their passion of doing their duties and not just a job. This tragic case was very unfortunate for that patient to experience such things, that I would have done the same thing that the author of this…

nurses. Medical care is available from general practitioners who work with neurologists and psychiatrists to balance medication needs when behaviors exhibited by the individual become difficult to manage as the disease progresses. Once the disease has progressed to the point where caregivers are unable to continue, they are placed in care homes. Moreover, according to BMC Palliative Care research article: Context, mechanisms…

leadership in the planning, coordinating and implementation of the Peritoneal Dialysis Program. This is a brand new program, developed to bring back the Veterans who were receiving their care out in the community. With the complexity of their care due to multiple co-morbidities it is critical for them to receive all their care at the Providence Veterans Administration Medical Center (PVAMC). Evidence based resources were used in creating the program and the Peritoneal Dialysis International…