Nursing Care Plan: Terminal Illness and End-of-Life Lisa White Western Governors University Community and Population Health SZT 2 September 07‚ 2013 Nursing Care Plan: Terminal Illness and End-of-Life Personal Perceptions Quality of life is an individual concept that is different for each person. Personal perception of quality of life may differ from the reality of one’s life. My perception of quality of life and health promotion include a close relationship with spouse and family
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[201] Understand employment responsibilities and rights in health‚ social care or children and young people’s settings Learning Outcomes Ref | Learning Outcome | [201.1] | Know the statutory responsibilities and rights of employees and employers within own area of work | [201.2] | Understand agreed ways of working that protect own relationship with employer | [201.3] | Understand how own role fits within the wider context of the sector | [201.4] | Understand career pathways available
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END OF LIFE ISSUE- YOU DECIDE With major advancement in medical treatments‚ it is now possible to keep a patient alive‚ which would not have been possible in former times. This has made end of life issue one of the most controversial issues in healthcare. Medical improvements have set the stage for ethical and legal controversies about not only the patient’s rights but also the family’s rights and the medical profession’s proper role. It is critical that any decision made in such situation
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Dignity at the End of Life Without implying what ethnicity or religious believes we come from‚ we would all agree that it “is a profound truth that life is a gift‚ and receiving it is our task.” Living it with prosperity‚ generosity‚ honor and integrity goes hand in hand with it. Consequently‚ ending it with dignity should be a decision one should be able to make‚ though it should not be forced. Euthanasia translates directly from Greek as “good death‚” also known as “mercy killing” or “assisted
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Identify legislation and codes of practise that relates to handling information in social care settings * Data Protection Act 1998- The data protection act protects individual’s personal information. * Freedom of information act * Essential standards and the codes of practice for social care workers * Care standards * The Health and Social care act Unit 4222/307 1.2 1.2. Explain how legal requirements and codes of practise can inform practice in handling information
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End of Life Choices Over the course of the semester‚ we have covered many interesting topics in this class. However‚ the one that I continually struggled to form a solid opinion on‚ and sincerely had to ponder what my decisions would be in the given situations‚ was the topic of end of life choices. My own personal thoughts and beliefs would conflict with my religious following‚ and my mind would continually change on such topics as whether or not physician assisted suicide should be legal‚
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Q 1.1 Identify legislation and codes of practice that relate to handling information in social care settings? A 1.1 Data Protection Act 1998 (amended in 2003) – The Data Protection Act 1998 (amended in 2003) is a UK law that was set up to protect people’s personal information and who the information was shared with. The act also enables people to make sure that their information is being handled correctly. The 1998 Act replaced and consolidated earlier legislation such as the Data Protection
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201.1 – Understand how to plan work and be accountable to others. 1.1 - Outline guidelines‚ procedures codes of practice relevant to personal work - The procedures‚ guidelines and codes of practice relevant to work are: Procedures: Reporting of accidents at work‚ fire drills‚ and reporting absence from work as well as first aid procedures. Codes of practice: Good customer service‚ quality assurance‚ freedom
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Understand how to handle information in social care settings. 1.1 – Legislation that relates to handling information in social care settings are; Data Protection Act 1998‚ Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Health and Social Care Act 2008 – Essential standards. Codes of practice that relates to handling information in social care settings include; General Social Care Council (GSCC)‚ Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and the local or internal Codes of Practice such as code of practise
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Qualitative Critique Christi Garrick NUR 518 March 3‚ 2013 Veta Massey Qualitative Critique Nurses have provided end of life care to dying patients for centuries. The impact of death on families has been well documented‚ but there is very little information regarding the impact of death on nurses (Gerow et. al. 2010). Gerow et. al. (2010) conducted a study to describe the lived experiences of nurses dealing with the death of patients. The research question or purpose of the study involves
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