Reflective writing One shift during the night At 19.50 I walk thru the entrance to my work place to begin my night shift. The first thing I did was to sign in in the fire booklet. Because we have to according to the health and safety at work act in case there is a fire and if there is a fire‚ I am in charge according to the policy at the work place and need to know who is in the building in case of a fire. Around the corner the staff was waiting‚ RN and carer‚ to give a rapport so they could go
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The didactic on palliative care helped me reflect on the importance of taking care of those who are around me. There are people who I am supposed to take care of because those are people who I have been put in charge in some way. For example‚ people at a parish where I am working as a seminarian intern or patients at a hospital where I am a chaplain intern. Those are people who I have to take care of and I do. However‚ there are other people who are around me and who are very important to me. For
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Nursing Practice and Palliative Care Palliative care is a specialized segment of health care which involves minimizing and preventing the patients’ pain and suffering. Patients suffering from chronic illness‚ end of life or curable illness may be placed in palliative care. The goal of palliative care is to improve the quality of life for the patient and family. The role of the BSN prepared nurse regarding palliative care is to be knowledgeable on palliative and gerontologic nursing practice. The
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In a multicultural society such as Australia‚ nurses need to gain an understanding of cultural aspects surrounding palliative care‚ so that the most culturally appropriate behaviour can be applied. This essay will discuss the beliefs of two communities in Australia‚ the Indigenous and Muslim community who reside within the Greater Western Sydney regarding death and dying and will discuss how a nurse tendering to individuals from these communities can help.An example of previous experience will also
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Hospice and Palliative Care Rather than seeking a cure as with traditional western medical practices‚ hospice and palliative care puts an emphasis on the quality of life by concentrating on symptom‚ pain‚ and stress reduction to alleviate patient suffering through the use of a multidisciplinary approach. This medical approach to patient care is deemed appropriate for patients with acute and chronic diseases‚ as well as for patients at the end of their life. While the palliative care treatment methodology
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There has been a lot of debate on whether or not palliative care is really effective. Amy Clements-Cortes (2016) wrote that “Up until 2005 most studies on palliative care music therapy were qualitative in nature‚” (pg. 127). Meaning it was more about quality over quantity‚ and Tracey McConnell‚ David Scott and Sam Porter (2016) explained in their article that “Qualitative research suggests that music therapy is beneficial to palliative care patients such as helping them express difficult emotions
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Despite religious or spiritual beliefs everyone wants to have a peaceful experience when they die. The purpose of palliative care is to ease suffering and promote wellbeing through holistic care which addresses spiritual‚ emotional‚ and physical needs. Although there is a variation of beliefs upon death it is important that a palliative care practitioner is understanding and knowledgeable on others beliefs to assist them in whatever way they can. Every one reacts to death differently. Many people
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is a normal process and body goes through several changes in whole life. Palliative care is a kind of health care. It is offered to those whose illness cannot be cured. It helps people to live as well as possible while they manage their illness. This assignment discusses the principles of chronic‚ complex and palliative care. It will also looks at the assessment and management strategies in chronic‚ complex and palliative care. Furthermore‚ this will look at case study of 70 year old man diagnosed
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navigation‚ search Palliative care (from Latin palliare‚ to cloak) is an area of healthcare that focuses on relieving and preventing the suffering of patients. Unlike hospice care‚ palliative medicine is appropriate for patients in all disease stages‚ including those undergoing treatment for curable illnesses and those living with chronic diseases‚ as well as patients who are nearing the end of life. Palliative medicine utilizes a multidisciplinary approach to patient care‚ relying on input from
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medical assistance at community and national level when natural disaster and health crisis occurs. According to World Health Organization (2009)‚ nurses and midwives are important in the global healthcare workforce as they have a part in delivering care to primary‚ acute and community settings. Recently in Singapore‚ there have been debates suggesting to make nursing as a national service for all females for the purpose of solving nursing shortage issue due to the possibility of reduction of foreign
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