Palliative medicine

that terminally ill patients are inevitably being put through. I believe PAS should not be legalized in any other state and should, therefore, become illegal in the four states which now allow it and instead train their doctors to provide better palliative care for their patients. To begin, individuals who agree with PAS support their argument by focusing on the suffering that the patient would no longer have to go through. Supporters have called it the “right-to-die movement” and are concentrating

Euthanasia, currently a very controversial topic of discussion throughout Australia. The question is “should euthanasia be legalised, and if so who is legible to be euthanised?” It is currently illegal in Australia to be euthanised, however 86% of the public agrees that euthanasia should be administered to people who are willing to if they are terminally ill, and a surprising 54% of practitioners agree also. Even though this is the case, why is it still illegal? What are the dangers of euthanasia

“My dream is that every terminally ill American has access to the choice to die on their own terms with dignity. Please take an active role to make this a reality” (qtd “Brittany Maynard Fund”). Brittany Maynard Diaz, a 29-year-old woman who was diagnosed with Glioblastoma and only given six months to live, turned her tragedy into a legacy when she chose to die with dignity. She became an advocate for the “Compassion and Choices ' End of Life Consultation or EOLC” program by sharing her story and

Psychology 230 07 December 2010 “The Last 203 Days of Sarah’s Life”  The film I choose to watch for the chapter 16 essay was “The Last 203 Days of Sarah’s Life”. I previewed some of the films available from option A and then previewed Sarah’s film. Sarah’s film touched me at a personal level after I realized what the film was about. My maternal grandmother has reached the age of 101 years this October and although she is not sick like Sarah was I realize that my grandmother cannot have too

In hospice care it is important to remember that the patient is not being “cured”, but has a terminal illness that requires the patient to be comfortable for their passing. Hospice can be in numerous places, not just in someone’s home. Sometimes the hospice care can be inpatient but is usually more costly. Other times the care could be conducted in a long- term care facility, or in the patient’s home. This is when the patient needs there pain level controlled, or the family needs assistance with

Quality Home Care: Why Choose Comfort Keepers? Your senior loved one is important and there are many different senior care services available. What do you do, how do you decide what service is best? In short, with all of the other choices in the market, why choose Comfort Keepers? Since the number one concern is your loved one's safety and security, that is the number one reason to choose Comfort Keepers. Extensive background checks are run on employees over and above the traditional screening

Pain Management in the Oncology Patient   Title of research article Gropelli, T., & Sharer, J. (2013). Nurses' Perceptions of Pain Management in Older Adults. MEDSURG Nursing, 22(6), 375-382. Type of research study Qualitative Purpose of study The purpose of this study was to focus on nurses’ perceptions about chronic and acute pain in long-term care. Limited research exists regarding the attitudes of pain management and there is a need indicated to focus on nurses’ perceptions about chronic

methods of pain control such as visualization, music therapy, self-hypnosis and mediation. Encourage her to listen to her body by resting when needed and participating in life when she has the energy. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas both require education about palliative care options for management of symptoms associated with her disease. 3. Help the couple prepare for Mrs. Thomas’s decline and death. This is a subject that must be approached gently and with a great deal of respect for the anguish and suffering

Palliative Care Throughout this course, I have learned new information and refreshed myself on old information. I was also able to connect old information with caring for individuals going through palliative or end of life care. Being a palliative care nurse can be a busy and stressful job. The nurse needs to be fully educated on many different areas to be able to provide the best possible care for the patients and their families. A few of the topics that we discussed were the role of the palliative

The case study based on the palliative patient Mrs. Mavis looks at issues both the family and the patient are dealing with in regards to the end of life treatment Mrs. Mavis is receiving. Mrs. Mavis is a palliative patient, currently unconscious, who is dying and only wants comfort measures within her nursing care. This was made clear through her advanced care directive, which was made weeks before beginning to receive her end of life care. Mrs. Mavis’ comfort measures include pain relief, hygiene