the article and offer comments about selected aspects‚ identify some relevant changes that have occurred since the article was published‚ and suggest areas where additional research findings would assist in understanding the current state of medical care in regard to the issues raised. Article Summary Lieff described recent (at the time of publication) research findings that indicated “widespread and well-documented prejudice” (p. 47) against elderly and terminally ill patients‚ and that suggested
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Some may think that with the advanced care available today‚ they will not suffer. They are very wrong. “The people from palliative care reassured him that he would not suffer. He did suffer. Although he was in one of the best palliative care facilities in Melbourne‚ dying was a slow‚ cruel process‚” (Edelman‚ 2017‚ p. 1). And‚ while palliative care‚ “‘Can help make it a little bit better‚’” people are‚ “‘Still going to suffer from loss of strength
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through research that the following programs would be recommended: The Orchard Recovery and Addiction Treatment Center located at 811 Grafton Road‚ Bowen Island‚ BC V0N 1G2 and available at http://www.orchardrecovery.com/. Provides “Detox‚ Primary Care (10-‚ 28- and 42-day residential treatment)‚ Sober Living (three to 12 months of second-stage residential treatment) and ongoing Alumni Services and Aftercare programs” for men and women suffering from addicition. Also another available treatment
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collectivistic nature whereby autonomy is devalued and the communities or families are expected to care for the sick. As with most ethnic minority groups‚ this culture can become altered or suppressed when subjected to the influences of another overriding culture (Kirmayer‚ 2012). For these reasons‚ the aim of the paper is to facilitate an understanding of the process to achieve culturally competent care. This paper begins with a description of an interaction between a student nurse who held a western
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at the end of life. Pain and suffering is unique to each individual. Even with excellent care‚ symptom management sometimes falls short in alleviating the suffering at the end of life. Only the individual can determine if he or she is able or willing to endure that suffering. In order to provide full autonomy and spectrum of choice for patients‚ physician-assisted suicide that is legal with standards of care to protect all parties should be in place. There exists in some places already a choice
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Physician assisted suicide is a debated ethical topic in the science community. “Physician assisted suicide is the term used by the public and in the medical literature to describe the voluntary self administration of lethal medications prescribed by a physician expressly for the purpose of ending ones life” (Chin‚ Hedberg‚ Higginson‚ and Fleming). Physician assisted suicide is not a widely accepted topic‚ thus it is only legal in 5 states. There are many laws that are associated with PAS‚ describing
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that‚ I was back to the patient. Moreover‚ I did take the rest of the vital signs for my assigned resident. In additionally‚ giving morning care and then escort the resident to the dining room for breakfast. A new experience that we were able to experience as a group was caring for a palliative patient. As a group‚ we gave a complete bed bath to a palliative
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support for cancer patients. Some of the world’s foremost architects are striving to build these palliative structures with the task of creating uplifting environments for cancer care‚ in honour of co-founder Maggie Keswick Jencks‚ who died from breast cancer in 1995. Maggie`s Centre is not a treatment centre but a place where individuals can meet‚ connect and receive help and guidance. Typical cancer care environments can be intimidating and create anxiety for patients‚ which is one of the reasons
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Case Study 2 Kaneshia Slade Coles Liberty University Case Study 2 Greif is defined as a deep mental anguish‚ as that arising from bereavement or being left alone‚ and is a normal response to loss (Matzo & Sherman‚ 2010). Marilyn Andrews’s grief is made up of different circumstances that have happen in a short span of her life. The first is the passing of her father to lung cancer. Marilyn and her father did not have a relationship with each other for twenty-seven years and his death left her
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experiences to give them meaning and learn from this. To ensure patient confidentiality‚ all names have been changed; this is in accordance with Nursing and Midwifery guidance (NMC 2015). The Incident Mr Green was referred to the hospital palliative care team for advice regarding pain control. The referral stated that he was a 60-year-old gentleman admitted to the
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