Reflection Paper On End Of Life

Q1: Complete the following table, describing the needs you would have to consider when planning the different aspects of end of life care for an individual

Last year 23 September 2012. I had a resident called “Mrs X” she was a 72year-old widowed living at ---, a Nursing Care Home. She’s not a religious type of person as she was Atheist. She has lived in the home for the past two years, and during that time I was assigned as her key worker. Mrs X had One Son and 3 grand daughters they are all regular visitors to the home. She has recently been diagnosed with renal failure, and her life expectancy is only a couple of months without dialysis. In the past Mrs X has made it clear that when her “time comes” she wants to be able to stay at Belmont House, and “go quietly”. She has stated that she does not want any treatment that will prolong her life. This means

As the vice president of my Health Occupations Students of America club at my school, I have worked hard to expand the focus of medial outreach for my community. While the club is mainly focused on competitive events, I realized there was a lack of exposure in the medical aspects. Because of this, my club had expanded its purpose by revisiting what it means to be a physician and connecting to the community as we did when I lead my club in hosting a day at our local Space Coast Fair to boost emotional support for the elderly from assisted living

As a medical assistant student I participated in a month long internship at North Country Family Health Center in Watertown New York. I was interning at the Health Center where I was active with many Medical Assistants and LPN’S.

Henry and his wife care process involves effective communication of their plan of care with them, their daughter in law, and their healthcare team. Periodical assessments of their health and updates of their care plan are essential for their continuum of care. “Patients, their families, and the care team should jointly create this plan. Ideally, it should reflect current and long-term needs and goals for care (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, 2012, p.

Over the next several weeks, the nursing students observed the residents’ needs. We implemented our Health Hoopla based on key informant interviews, a census tract assignment, windshield surveys,

My perceptions have changed dramatically since the Clinical 1 rotation. I have noticed that the minute I walk into my patient’s room, I start to collect data. I notice if they are breathing normal, what their skin looks like, what their cognition level is, and what equipment they have in their room. I have started to connect the “puzzle pieces” of the patient’s health, rather than just feeling like I have a bunch of random information. My perception of people has continued to stay the same from Clinical 1. I continue to have an interest in learning about patients and believe that they also have something to teach us. I have learned so much from the patients and it is fun for me to get to know different

The goals of this case study are to gather empirical evidence through comprehensive research to make an observable difference in the spouses caring for their loved ones with dementia. The problem spouses are facing while providing care for a loved one stricken with dementia can be overwhelming. First we assessed the quality of life in spouses caring for loved one with dementia. Second we wanted to provide concrete tools for the spouses who are the caregivers for loved ones with dementia. Thirdly we wanted to educate and instruct on improving quality of life for the spouses.

The Master of Science Nursing student with the collaboration of my nurse executive mentor Mrs. Darville created a project that is valuable for the facility and a rewarding experience for me as a graduate student.

The individual interviewed was a medical folk from Promedica Fostoria Community Hospital. They work in the surgery department for sterile processing and have been there for over 16 years. The interviewee was asked multiple questions about the professional group they represent, their code of conduct, and their mission as a facility. They answered the questions to the best of their ability and gave much insight about the facility itself and the staff within the hospital.

The information contained in this report was gathered in a private nursing home over 2 weeks that for the sake of this essay, be called “facility x”

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 is ethical and legal to preserve the rights of the patient and also protect the healthcare institution involved. It is very important when making decisions to discontinue treatments to make sure all other alternatives have been explored.

1.)     Explain how the answers to the self-inventories in the text concerning facts, attitudes, beliefs and feelings about death reflect our societal understanding or lack of understanding of death. I think that the self- inventory question reflected on both our understanding and lack of understanding about death related topics. Some of the answers to the questions on the inventory I knew without look at the answers, but some of the answers actually surprised me. The question about the death certificate was one of the questions that actually surprised me. I assumed before I did the inventory that every death certificate had a specific cause of death that was given on the certificate. Another answer that

Throughout this essay, the chosen nursing model of assessing a patient’s social needs and medical history; Roper, Logan and Tierney (R-L-T model) Activities of living (AL) will be outlined (Holland et al, 2008). Through the use of substantial and relevant theoretical literature, AL will be highlighted i.e. biological, psychological, political economic, environmental and social-cultural issues. This will include theoretical highlights of care given to a patient admitted in hospital holistically. Basically by assessing and examining the importance of model and framework in nursing practice will help to understand the patient and rationale. A framework of Assessment, Diagnosis, Planning, Implementation and Evaluation (A. D. P.I.E) will be

There are so many ways of looking at the afterlife. Every religion has its own views and even within those religions there are different groups with their own perspectives. I chose to read a little more about the beliefs of Judaism because I have not had much experience with that religion in my life. I am hoping to see if I can apply any of my ideals as a Catholic to their beliefs and possibly agree with them. I would like to present my opinions on these beliefs as I summarize the article. As a background, I believe that there is an afterlife and I support most Christian views of heaven and hell. This is mainly because of the close family that I have lost over the years. Regardless of my scientific thought process, I refuse to believe that my grandparents are just simply dead.