Module Title: Palliative Care Module Code: 6NU507 CONTENTS: Introduction: page 3 Main body: pages 4- 10 Conclusion: pages 10-11 References: pages 12-14 Appendix 1: pages 15-17 The following assignment will discuss the palliative care of a lady who died recently at a local hospice but was originally cared for in the community. Costello (2004) suggests
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assignment the writer aims to identify and explore in depth the role development of the specialist palliative care nurses in the community setting‚ and in particular how their role has evolved over the last 5 years. The writer aims for the first part of the assignment to provide the reader with a brief background into the development of palliative care and a history of how the traditional role of a palliative care nurse has expanded from a more generalist perspective to that of a position of specialism.
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Transforming the moment: Humor and laughter in palliative care Publication info: The University of Manitoba (Canada)‚ ProQuest‚ UMI Dissertations Publishing‚ 2003. NQ90475. ProQuest document link Abstract: The purpose of the research was to develop an extensive description of when and how humor and laughter are present in palliative care; to determine what functions are served by humor and laughter; and to identify circumstances where humor and laughter may be observed or experienced by patients
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with others in the area of palliative care. The author of this essay is a Health Care Assistant for three years and works as a member of a Hospice Home Care Team. For the purpose of this assignment the author will outline a selection of evidence of their work and interaction with their Palliative Care Clients and the Palliative Care Team. For the privacy and dignity of the client we will refer to the client as John (an alias) and me as the author or HCA (Health Care Assistant). John is a 78 year
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you have at the end of life. Hospice is a type of care that will focus more on managing your terminal illness instead of trying to cure it. This type of care offers help with the pain of the illness‚ along with emotional struggles. Hospice has been a rising choice for patients within the past couple decades. Just within 1994 and 2013‚ the number of hospice patients have spiked (Schencker‚
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Assignment 1 The purpose of this assignment is to compare and contrast the current literature related to advanced nursing practice. And to relate this literature to my practice and the role of the palliative care nurse across clinical settings. In my current role as a pain nurse specialist‚ I am involved in the care and management of patients with intrathecal (IT) catheters mainly for patients with intractable cancer pain. Patients who have been tried and failed on escalating doses of various opiates‚ and
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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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1. What is Palliative Care? (150 words) Palliative Care is a care provided when someone is living with‚ and dying from a fatal chronic condition where the primary goal is maintaining quality of life. It provides special supportive care for anyone who is suffering a life-threatening condition approaching the end of life. Palliative care is for any age‚ those with cancer or any other terminal diagnosis‚ people of any ethnic or cultural background‚ whether they may live in the countryside or the
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Module LBR6247 Paediatric Palliative care A Critical Review of Literature regarding Parental choices in End of Life Care and the Development of A Rapid Discharge Pathway Sarah Bundy Student Number: 10701221 Total Words:2850 According to the Department of health (2008) ’End of life care focuses on preparing for an anticipated death and managing the end stage of a terminal condition from the point of recognition
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Palliative Care for Children: Enhancing the Quality of Life for a Child with a Life-Threatening Illness Melissa Spitler English Composition 2 Instructor Barckholtz May 17‚ 2010 Palliative Care for Children: Enhancing the Quality of Life for a Child with a Life-Threatening Illness “Each year in the USA about 500‚000 children are coping with life-threatening illnesses” (Huang et al.‚ 2010). The standard of care for children living with life-threatening conditions is vital for these children
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