Palliative medicine

Hospice Care LaToya L. Howard HCS/212 January 1, 2013 Denise Brown I first heard about hospice from a co-worker a few years ago when that co-worker was preparing to check her mother in hospice and she was in her forties. As she discussed with me her mother had a drug addiction problem her entire life. At that time I had never heard about hospice and I became interested in learning more about it. “Hospice

which allows the patient to give instructions about their medical treatment once they are terminally ill or unconscious. However, it does not give the patient the right to die with dignity. With advances in medicine, physicians are able to extend a person 's life. Unfortunately, medicine is not able to accept the patient to die as they choose. Hospices are able to make a patient comfortable and feel no pain but again the patient is left to die as the body systematically shuts down.

side effects include nausea and vomiting, sedation, constipation, hypotension and sweating however, it can cause hallucinations which are important in the management of anxiety in palliative care (Everyday Health, 2016; Mann & Carr, 2009). Diamorphine causes less nausea and hypotension than morphine and the focus in palliative care is pain management which is more effective when avoiding pain, than in the relief of pain (Cancer Research UK, 2015). Levomepromazine is Prescription Only Medication [POM]

Position Paper- Palliative vs Curative care. According to the World Heath Organisation (WHO, 2011), Palliative care is an approach, which aims to improve quality of life of patients and families who are crippled with life threatening illnesses. Alternatively, curative care is an approach that aims to prolong life through technological advances and medicine. It seems that the best approach to health care, would be to improve the quality of life as well as prolong life, through a combination of

“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

The ability for a patient to qualify for hospice care is based on the physician’s determination that their illness is not responding to treatment and the patient has 6 months or less to live. Illnesses that require hospice care in the adult population take a more predictable pattern than in pediatric and perinatal patients. This is not to say that the process of hospice care and dying is easier for the patients, their families, or the hospice team, but that there is more research in how to prepare

the Hippocratic oath. The third was also against euthanasia due to there being no proper regulations for it. Finally, the fourth was again against euthanasia as there are two better alternatives, in which preserve life instead of ending it, being palliative and hospice care. Active and Passive euthanasia There is a fine line between active euthanasia (which is what is legal in these two countries) and another type of euthanasia, passive. Active euthanasia is a deliberate act to cause death whereas

Dying with dignity, what exactly does this mean? Before answering this question, it is important to evaluate the meaning of the word dignity. It can represent different things to a person and is dependent upon the individual defining the term. It could be explained as the way one projects, carries or presents, his or herself, welcoming respect or value of others. Dignity keeps an individual connected and accepted by friends, family, and peers. Dying with dignity is a respectable death that maintains

Annotated Bibliography: Palliative Care for Patients Who Have Dementia When I was fourteen, I went to South Korea and visited my grandmother who was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. She was staying with one of my aunts in an apartment complex that restricted many of her daily activities and years later, her dementia progressed and passed away. Within the short time I spent with her, it was difficult for me to help her with her daily activities while maintaining her dignity. Therefore, when reflecting

compassion" NMC (2015a) However sometimes in our daily practice patients are let down. The following refection highlights how a palliative patient was treated in the last days of their life. Palliative care is a term used for a patient with a terminal illness. Healthcare Improvement Scotland (2002) This happened when two members of the community nursing team attended a palliative patient, to replenish a syringe driver, this piece of equipment is used to manage symptoms, including pain, it is a significant