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This results in the following PICO question: In terminally ill patients, does early admission into a hospice program, versus those who are admitted later, result in more effective pain control at the end of life? The focus of this question is therapy (Sackett, 1997).

The authors intended to demonstrate and examine whether or not a “guided self-help intervention reduces anxiety in palliative patients, and whether training palliative nurses to deliver guided self-help would improve their routine management of psychological distress.” (Galfin et al., 2011, p. 119-120).

Caring for patients at the end of life is a challenging task that requires not only the consideration of the individual as a whole but also an understanding of the

Caring for patients at the end of life is a challenging task that requires not only the consideration of the patient as a whole but also an understanding of the family, social, legal, economic, and institutional circumstances that surround patient care.

The movie “Wit” is a great educational tool for healthcare professionals in terms of dealing with terminally ill patients. It teaches that nurses and medical professionals should always remember that their patients are not a case nor illness nor experiment but rather human beings with souls and pains. Palliative care is one of the most disputed issues of worldwide importance. While bureaucrats in different countries are making laws on the use of palliative drugs, patients with excruciating pains learn how to “take deep breaths and be strong” (Nichols & Brokaw, 2001). That is what nurse Susie Monahan from “Wit” advises her dying patient Vivian Bearing suffering from unbearable pains due to stage IV ovarian cancer after eight painful rounds

Despite significant advances in the multidisciplinary approach of palliative care and the growing body of evidence-based practice, a multitude of variables continue to interfere with excellence in end-of-life care for everyone (Anonymous, 2007). Because of this the primary nurse must be diligent in administering the proper medications to allow the patient to have minimal pain or suffering and provide emotional support and reassurance to family members, and possibly fellow staff members

Trossman (2006) states that at least 50% of patients are suffering from moderate to severe pain at their time of death, that 70 million Americans experience pain throughout their activities of daily living and that nurses hold the keys to pain management. According to Abdalrahim et al. (2010) there have been countless evidence-based studies regarding pain management; nevertheless, the inability to control the patients’ pain has increased due to nurses often devaluing the information they receive from the patients about their current pain level, these actions are directly related to a withholding of

Adequate pain and symptom management is an essential component of palliative and end-of-life care and has a direct impact on patient and caregiver experience. In September 2014, the Champlain CCAC, in collaboration with regional pharmacies, service provider organizations, the Regional Palliative Consultation Team and community palliative care physicians, introduced a Champlain Wide Pain and Symptom Management Kit (SMK). The SMK is a standard package of medications and related medical supplies placed in the home of a patient who is approaching the end-of-life for the purpose of relieving unanticipated or rapidly escalating symptoms in a timely manner.

Reducing pain among terminally ill persons is a nursing phenomenon of great importance. In this evidence based paper, terminally ill refers to patients with cancer that have six months or less to live and patients that are in hospice or undergoing palliative care. Pain, weakness, decreased intake of food and fluid, and altered breathing patterns are some physical symptoms often experienced by the terminally ill (Leow, Drury & Poon, 2010). Treating pain in the terminally ill is very important and challenging for nurses. Therefore, it is important for nurses to use both pharmacologic and nonpharmacological methods to reduce patient pain. Music therapy is one specific non pharmacological intervention nurses can use to manage pain in the terminally ill. The purpose of this paper is to write an empirically based literature review related to the effects music therapy has on reducing pain in the terminally ill.

Pain and comfort as a rule are considered opposing in the needs of human beings. Pain is defined as an unpleasant sensory or emotional experience associated with potential tissue damage. Pain can be divided into categories of long-term pain or short-term pain and by the type of pain, level of pain, location of pain, and ease of solving the pain. Frequently, there is no way to completely manage pain, specifically in end-of-life care. Pain is at

Borderline pain management education, misconceptions about hastening death, concerns about appropriate dosing and patient and family influence on opioid administration were merely just a few of the barriers discussed among several of the research articles. With minimal pain management training, it is no surprise that many health care professionals have been led to feel incompetent and unsure in their pain management abilities. Gardiner et al. stated, “ensuring generalist providers have appropriate knowledge and expertise in drug therapy for end-of- life care is key to delivering high-quality patient care” (2012). While many workers are often taught specifics on the job, pain management is something that should be universal and treated in a

The author seeks to differentiate ‘end-of-life-care’ from palliative care in the context of symptom management. The former being comfort care for advanced incurable illness and the latter being the managing quality of life in acute or chronic patients. The focus of palliative care is pain management but the unpredictable referral point means patients can have an array of presenting symptoms for an indeterminate time period. Some of the symptoms include nausea, vomiting, dyspnoea, and delirium. Symptoms that can cause significant distress and discomfort to a patient if not managed. Therefore, individualized care is necessary for proper holistic treatment in palliative care.

The importance of a fulfilled life seems to be lost under treatment after treatment. A comfortable end should be offered over one that will simply extend the patient’s pain and suffering. A study conducted in 2010 using lung care patients showed those under the treatment of a palliative care specialist not only suffered less but also lived longer than those patients who were not. This would lead one to conclude that the focus on ameliorating the pain of the patient and their family should be the top priority in patients with ailments like terminal cancer.

In many instances, issues like pain, breathing problems, skin irritation, digestive problems, temperature sensitivity and fatigue are some of the discomfort situations faced by a dying person. At this stage the consequence or side effects of medication drugs or its abuse should not be considered by rather much focus should be placed on relieving the patient from all the physical discomfort (pain). Making the room more ventilated or the use of oxygen for a breathing related issue could also assist in reducing the

One of the most terrifying symptoms of the dying process is facing the pain that comes along with it. One study showed that nine out of ten terminal cancer patients used a form of alternative therapy along with traditional treatment methods. The most widely used complementary treatment was massage.5