Cicely Tyson

1. Discuss the purpose of Hospice. The purpose of a Hospice is to provide care and support to patients who are terminally and a caring environment for the family members. The goal of Hospice is not to provide a cure but to provide palliative care. Hospice focuses on pain relief and symptom management to ensure that terminally ill patients live as comfortably as they can during their last stages of life. 2. Discuss the admission criteria for Hospice patients. A referral from the Physician is

According to the American Nurses Association, the definition of nursing is, "the protection, promotion, and optimization of health and abilities, prevention of illness and injury, facilitation of healing, alleviation of suffering through the diagnosis and treatment of human response, and advocacy in the care of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations. (as retrieved from ANA, 2016)" Nursing is a comprehensive profession with one goal; to take care of patients. There are many

Literature Review The purpose of this project is to implement an evidenced-based palliative care educational program in the intensive care unit. The protocol aims at educating registered nurses who work in the intensive care unit to identify those patients that can benefit from early implementation of palliative care. Nurses who have adequate skills and knowledge and are at ease communicating with patients, families, and health care providers about palliative care can significantly help improve the

Comfort Care: A Concept Analysis From a patients' point of view, comfort is multidimensional, characterized by relief from physical discomfort and feeling positive and supported in one's ability to cope with the trials of their illness, injury and/or disability. Nursing is a field driven by the act of providing care and comfort for patients and their families. Comfort is central to patient experience but the concept of comfort is poorly defined (Wensley, Botti, McKillop, & Merry 2017). Palliative

The industry began in the US as an effort to transport hospice care from the United Kingdom to the US. Florence Wald in 1963, who was the dean of nursing at Yale University invited Dr. Cicely Saunders to give a lecture to the students about Hospice Care.  Saunders visits led to the establishment of the first US hospice center in Branford, Connecticut which began providing care to patients in their homes. The hospice movement began with

Hospice Utilization in the Workplace Hospice and palliative care are still new concepts to many that come into the facility. While the process and the goals of palliative and hospice care can be described to the patients and family members, the terminology and interpretation may be challenged by their previous beliefs and ideologies. However, after careful counseling and education, many family members agree to undergo hospice or palliative care at the appropriate time. Considering that five years

Christie Dillman  Sandy Fontana  English 112  7 February 2017  Six Months to Live    Suppose your a doctor have given you only six months to live, due to a terminal illness.  Your doctor has given you a two options.  The first option is to continue harsh treatments and provide you with all life support needs.  The treatments are very risky, the doctors are skeptical that they will even work, and you the patient could die even faster than expected.  Your second choice  is to go home,  allowing hospice

In this essay, I will define some terms and critically review key elements, principles and Holistic approaches in Palliative care in the process relate them to my practice as a generalist nurse in a hospital setting, its impact on palliative care, and finally discuss on findings and recommendations to my practices. Palliative care is one of the most sensitive specialists in nursing today. Hence the guidance published in nursing times [2012]recommends that trusts draws up a plan to raise awareness

Executive Summary During the summer of 2015 semester I had the opportunity to intern with Hospice & Palliative Care Center located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Hospice and Palliative Care Center is an organization that stands behind its mission to provide compassionate care for those with a life-limiting illness, and their families, through quality medical, emotional, spiritual and social support (Hospice & Palliative Care Center, 2015). Hospice and Palliative Care Center is a place where

“Death with Dignity” is a phrase referring to the process of assisting terminally ill patients that have no chance of recovery to die earlier than they would have under natural circumstances by having physicians prescribe medication that would hasten the patients’ death. It is often perceived as a move to relieve the ill of the scorching pain and suffering that they could be undergoing. Family members and, in a few occasions, close friends are tasked with deciding when to assist a loved one die in