Palliative care

the factors listed above plus many more result in his progressing COPD and ultimately his decreasing health. Leyshon (2012) promotes palliative care for those who in the terminal phase of the disease. When placing a patient on hospice or palliative care "they are more likely to receive co-ordinated support, including classification of their specific needs, advance care planning discussion, prevention of crisis admissions and a proactive approach to symptom management" (P.…

Sociology in Medicine, and Director, Center for Research on End-of-Life Care, has research and authored studies focused on prolonged grief disorder, religious influences on end-of-life care, and “psychosocial and behavioral influences on medical care and care outcomes for patients and families confronting life-threatening illnesses and death, [and] cancer patient and caregiver quality of life and disparities in end-of-life care (Weill Cornell Medical College, n.d.). In a study she conducted in…

Define curative and palliative care. Which type of care does the patient in this case study indicate that he would prefer? When someone sick has to make the decision of trying to cure the problems or just reducing the pain that’s is when they have to decided either curative or palliative care. Curative care is when they search for a cure or at least to reduce the medical problem from getting worst. Palliative care is when they just reduce the pain and suffering. Palliative is more common in…

California adopts the “Right-to-die” law on Monday October 5, 2015 allowing the health care system to assist suicide for terminally ill patients by providing a prescription of lethal drug that will make possible for them to die quickly. This drug will be provide to all those who refuse to be treating and prefer to die, instead of suffering cause of the disease. This law had been approving only in four countries including Canada, New Zealand, Netherlands, and United Stated. In United…

Review Anticipatory Grief: A Concept Analysis Aim. This article is a report of a concept analysis of anticipatory grief in nursing discipline. Background. The increase of the importance and demand of hospice care requires healthcare professionals to provide better care services for family caregivers of hospice patients. One of their emotional challenges is grief. However, there are various terms of grief and each term has essential meanings. Especially anticipatory grief is a feeling of…

article that describes a qualitative study Source: Kögler, M., Brandl, J., Brandstätter, M., Borasio, G. D., & Fegg, M. J. (2013). Determinants of the effect of existential behavioral therapy for bereaved partners: A qualitative study. Journal of Palliative Medicine, 16(11), 1410-1416. doi:http://dx.doi.org.libproxy2.usc.edu/10.1089/jpm.2013.0050 □ The last two sources can be from any category above; choose the additional sources that you think will best inform your practice based question or…

The time has come where we need to decide our options about long-term care. I have noticed in the past couple of years that your physical and mental capacity decrease and your need of assistance has increased. I have spoken to mother and her and I both agree that she can not support this tremendous pressure of making sure that you are taken care of and work a full time job. This letter is not attended to make you feel less of a man; however, it is to give you options for the future. I have…

suicide, euthanasia, and withdrawal of life support are the topics of a controversial discussion in the medical field. Many physicians do not believe in PAS because it is against their morals. The patient’s family may also advocate for end of life care, but that is ultimately the patient’s decision. There are now five states that participate in the Death with Dignity act within the United States. Physician assisted suicide is a highly controversial topic since it was first made legal 1997. To…

End of Life Care can be a hard decision to make whether you’re the patient who wants makes decision on how you want your own care done or a love one who has to make the ultimate decision. This type of care is provided to patients during their final stages of life. Whether its palliative care that can help relieve some of their symptoms that arise from diseases or disorders that are curable or incurable to hospice that provides care to patients including children who are diagnosed with incurable…

may still argue that certain religions restrict the hastening of death for anyone. However, physician assisted suicide should be considered as another form of end-of –life care. Physicians need to be willing to provide their patients with the best treatment options, even if they include physician assisted suicide. Once palliative…