Palliative medicine

(2012). Nurse’s nonverbal methods of communicating with patients in the terminal phase. International Journal of Palliative Nursing, 18 (1), 40-46. Retrieved from…

physician-assisted suicide is a "Medical doctor helping a patient to die by prescribing a lethal overdose." Although the circumstances of being terminally ill and people wanting medical assistance to help them commit suicide has been around since medicine has, the idea and practice of euthanasia and PAS…

Palliative care is care given to patients suffering from terminal illness and their families in order to improve the overall quality of life, including physical, emotional and spiritual support. It is believed that this type of care provides a viable alternative to euthanasia. When considering the pain experienced by the patient, it effectively reduces physical suffering on the individual, improving patient well-being and minimising their desire for death. In addition it has a positive impact…

preferences for site of terminal care showed that 48% of participants preferred to die in the hospital compared to 43% who preferred to do in the home (Palliative Medicine, 2004). The participants in the study who preferred to stay in the hospital were concerned with the ability of their families to provide proper care for them in the home (Palliative Medicine, 2004). These participants were concerned that family members did not have formal training to care for someone at the end of life, which…

Introduction Euthanasia, also known as mercy killings, originated from the Greek language, ‘Eu” meaning ‘good’ and ‘thanatosis’ meaning death. Which translates into the meaning ‘good death’. On May 5th, 1980, the congregation for the doctrine of the Faith constructed a complete definition of the term euthanasia, defining it as an action or omission which by itself or by intention causes death, in order that all suffering may be eliminated (--------). Physician-assisted suicide, or PAS for short,…

of this power point presentation, the participants should be able to: Define the meaning of end of life care Determine the global challenges and innovation of end of life care Discuss the importance of advance directives and planning Distinguish palliative care from hospice care Identify the global role of physical therapy in addressing end of life care End of Life Care This sensitive subject, although heart wrenching, is vital to all decision makers to know (patient, legal next of kin,…

Suicide Esther B. De La Torre makes a strong argument in support of this right by describing the pain and suffering terminally ill patients typically undergo. Medicine in typical cases is used in the hopes of curing a patient of alleviating their suffering. However, in the case of the terminally ill it can do neither of these things. Instead, medicine prolongs their suffering day after day, and in more cases than not they spend their final days, not in the comfort of their own home, but in a…

It is a critical duty of a nurse to participate in end-of-life situations that require their quick responsiveness to react on the current emergency or need. The nurses that face mostly this stress are the ones assigned in a critical care unit or in the intensive care unit. There are different factors that contribute on this anxiety that is being felt by the nurse. It is necessary to be equipped with knowledge and skills to be able to work as an effective critical care unit nurse. On a study…

Individual experiences of bereavement cannot be fully understood without knowledge of the context within which they occur. Discuss with reference to either the cause of death or the age of the deceased person. Death can be perceived as the most natural pehrnonomen known to man, it touches all of our lives at some point or another and we grieve when someone close to us dies there are various counselling services such as Mind and Cruise. These in tern can enhance the feelings of anger, fear and…

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 issue.…