Back in September I wrote a letter stating that my goal for this semester was to become more comfortable working with patients and families who are palliating. I was hoping that I would have a chance to develop a greater sense of comfort in this area. I did however have a chance to expand my knowledge around death and dying during one of our classes. I was able to develop a greater understanding around palliation through Gail 's class as well as our 316 class. This week we have a palliation simulation, which I 'm hoping will further enhance my knowledge and comfort level for when I actually to get the opportunity to work with a palliative patient and their family. I had a chance this semester to expand my knowledge base in the area of …show more content…
I had to learn to be more accepting and okay with some of the people not wanting to connect with me. This was difficult for me at times, but through self reflection I was able to conclude that I was making it more about me and I needed to let go of that and refocus on the client 's needs. I noticed that for some of the clients it just took longer for them to feel comfortable with us and others continued to avoid us. One of my biggest accomplishments for this rotation was I began to ask questions that I would have previously not been comfortable asking. For example I asked a gentleman at Stepping Stones if he had found housing yet? Reflecting on this I know why I was hesitant to ask these types of questions and it 's because if that was me I would be freaking out knowing that in 30 days I would be out in the cold with possibly nowhere to go. Part of me realizes that I would be scared to be living outside in the cold, but another part of me wonders if I would be worried because I am a gold personality. Being gold I need everything to be organized and I don 't like the unknown or chaos. Perhaps this gentleman is more of an orange personality and is adventurous because he didn 't seemed concerned in the least that he was part way through his stay and had not yet found
Palliative care is an essential to the creation of a health and wellbeing continuum for Australians living with a chronic illness. It is an approach of care that seeks to improve the life of patients and family experiencing the effects of chronic illness. Palliative care centres on the relief of the symptoms and effects of disease and incorporate the physical, psychological and social dimensions of a person at the end of life. A recent focus for the delivery of palliative care by nurses to Indigenous communities is the consideration that culture can create barriers to the provision of appropriate and beneficial care for the dying or deceased person. This essay explores the palliative nurse caring for Indigenous communities and the need to consider
One Work Cited This essay will present the views of that worldwide organization named Hospice which has seen the quiet, natural death of millions of terminally ill patients - without the use of physician-assisted suicide. It is important that the voice of the largest caregiver for the terminally ill be heard, and listened to attentively. For they have the most experience. The Hemlock Society is nothing (in scope, importance, goals)in comparison to this great Hospice Organization (HO).
Repose is the company Sam, Meredith and Dash run to help people by creating a projection of their deceased one they can only do this by coming into their salon. Eduardo Antigua is Repose first customer. He lost his brother Miguel when his brother was coming home on a late Saturday night. A drunk driver took Miguel's life when the drunk driver was changing lanes crashing right into Miguel. Miguel's final words to his brother Eduardo were that he loved Eduardo, Marion, and Diego but Eduardo couldn't understand Miguel's words about his mom. Eduardo comes out to tell the Simulation that he is dead the simulation thinks its a joke trying to calm down Eduardo by moving his body to prove he is still alive and well. But Eduardo was even more sad than before when he came in then the simulation said that he had to go to work. Eduardo unintentionally brings up an underlying flaw in Sam’s simulation. He did not expect that people may tell the simulation that they are dead which will cause problems since the simulation have the capability to adapt.
Palliative care is about maintaining and improving quality of life for patients with terminal illness. Optimal nutrition is one essential component to maintaining quality of life, especially in early stages of illness. Malnourishment has been found to be the cause of death for many cancer patients (Prevost & Grach, 2012). In addition, according to research by Dahele and Fearon (as cited in Prevost & Grach, 2012), lower quality of life scores have been reported in extremely ill and malnourished patients.
PAD is the most debated moral issue, where the stances taken by various stakeholders are either for or against the issue. Since, Nurses put the patients’ decision first, most nurses advocate for the legalization of the PAD. Despite, Palliative care aims to relieve suffering and improve the quality of living and dying, most patients with a progressive life-threatening illness wish to end their life with some medical help. This desire needs to be respected, for patients deserve the peace of mind and improved quality of life that comes with knowing that a peaceful and dignified PAD will be an available choice, when the suffering becomes intolerable (BCCLA, 2015). In situation where legislation restricts the client to resort to PAD, people find different ways to end their life to eliminate the unbearable suffering, even if that means choosing a violent and risky death. Therefore, it is arguable that if these kind of violent methods are acts of desperation, then why not consider a peaceful method of ending life through medical help? Accepting PAD does not necessarily encourage suicide or
“Thomas More, in describing a utopian community, envisaged such a community as one that would facilitate the death of those whose lives had become burdensome as a result of ‘torturing and lingering pain’” (Voluntary Euthanasia). Euthanasia is an act that would be used to relieve suffering patients. Before one can argue for or against the legalization of euthanasia, he must understand the difference between the different types of euthanasia: active versus passive, voluntary versus non-voluntary and involuntary, and euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide. First, “active euthanasia occurs when something is done with the specific intention of ending a person‘s life, such as injecting a lethal medication,” while “passive euthanasia occurs when interventions that might prolong life are withheld, such as deciding against connecting a dying person to a life support” (Euthanasia- Euthanasia: History, Controversy, Facts). Second, voluntary euthanasia is when a competent person asks for help to end his life, while non-voluntary euthanasia is when a person is not competent to make the decision for himself, and involuntary euthanasia is when the patient is completely against euthanasia (National Right to Life). There is even a difference between euthanasia and physician-assisted suicide, as euthanasia describes “the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals,“ while physician-assisted suicide is when a person is giving the tools needed to end his own life by a physician (Suicide, Euthanasia, and Physician-Assisted Suicide). Although involuntary euthanasia should never be viewed as permissible, all other kinds of euthanasia should be legalized with the aid of living wills, giving the sufferin...
I am writing my paper to a group of middle class college students. Majority of who are African American, and a teacher of Asian descent. My class is made up of about twenty student’s ages ranging from 18-33. The majority are females, and only 4 males. Most of the students in my class are from inner city Baltimore, and a couple are out of state. Also, majority of my class are working-class, not many are just students. In addition, we also have students that are also parents.
I used to equate palliative care with these- defeat, failure and of course, death. Don’t all of the palliative care patients die? How else would a naive student define death? Had I not just spent years and years, learning how to save people’s life? ‘No, we are not going to offer curative treatment. No, we are not going to resuscitate. No, this patient will not live. It’s about time.’ Everything about it was negative.
The ethical debate regarding euthanasia dates back to ancient Greece and Rome. It was the Hippocratic School (c. 400B.C.) that eliminated the practice of euthanasia and assisted suicide from medical practice. Euthanasia in itself raises many ethical dilemmas – such as, is it ethical for a doctor to assist a terminally ill patient in ending his life? Under what circumstances, if any, is euthanasia considered ethically appropriate for a doctor? More so, euthanasia raises the argument of the different ideas that people have about the value of the human experience.
Palliative care involves the holistic care to maintain and improve the quality of life of the patient and family during hospitalisation until the terminal stage. Palliation of care refers to the multidisciplinary approach of providing comfort and support for the terminally ill patient and family, thus has an important role in maintaining and improving the quality of life of the whole family. Chronic illness such as cancer gives a physiologic and emotional burden for the patient and family. Education and counselling of the possible options as well as treatments for pain and other symptoms that could help alleviate anxiety, suffering and discomfort. Palliative care provides assistance for the family as a channel for communication between the
Euthanasia and "Futile Care" & nbsp; Imagine visiting your 85-year-old mother in the hospital after she has a debilitating stroke. You find out that, in order to survive, she requires a feeding tube and antibiotics to fight an infection. She once told you that no matter what happens, she wants to live. But the doctor refuses further life-sustaining treatment. When you ask why, you are told, in effect, "The time has come for your mother to die.
Comfort measures are crucial for the dying patient and their loved ones. Comfort measures, not only, include pain management but also massage, music, position changes, and heat, which are all just as important. Palliative care is an extremely important aspect of nursing. Palliative care “focuses more broadly on improving life and providing comfort to people of all ages with serious, chronic, and life-threatening illnesses” (http://www.WebMD.com). The ultimate goal of comfort measures and palliative care is to ensure that the patient has a more relaxed and peaceful death (End of Life care: An Ethical Overview, 16). Other important aspects of palliative care consists of hygiene measures, which includes keeping the patient dry and clean, offering food and fluids often, and keeping the patient, along with the family, as comfortable as possible. Some try to argue that drugs, like Morphine, should not be given to the dying because it speeds up the dying process, but I believe that their death is inevitable and it is best to make the patient as comfortable as possible. For many families, the thought of losing their family member is too much to handle but with pain management, at least, the patient gets to die a relatively pain-free death. This can be comforting for the family. Although, there are pain medications that can suppress the respiratory and cardiovascular system, the patient, typically, has a much more peaceful death, as opposed to not having any sort of drug.
The subject of death and dying can cause many controversies for health care providers. Not only can it cause legal issues for them, but it also brings about many ethical issues as well. Nearly every health care professional has experienced a situation dealing with death or dying. This tends to be a tough topic for many people, so health care professionals should take caution when handling these matters. Healthcare professionals not only deal with patient issues but also those of the family. Some of the controversies of death and dying many include; stages of death and dying, quality of life issues, use of medications and advanced directives.
I was very excited to take Death and Dying as a college level course. Firstly, because I have always had a huge interest in death, but it coincides with a fear surrounding it. I love the opportunity to write this paper because I can delve into my own experiences and beliefs around death and dying and perhaps really establish a clear personal perspective and how I can relate to others in a professional setting.
When most think about death and the after life they suddenly become shaken. Is death painful? Is it scary? Is there like after death? Are we truly at peace? What happens to our soul? Those who believe that God is our creator they seem to be less frightened about the idea of death. Socrates on the other hand was never once frightened about the idea of death.