Category: Palliative Care

Table of Contents Introduction Current Research in Palliative Care Challenges in Palliative Care Conclusion References Introduction In the past few decades, Palliative Care (PC) has emerged as an important movement that addressed the needs of the sick in terms of relieving suffering and enhancing the quality of life. The World Health Organization defines palliative care…

Table of Contents PRE-Survey POST-Survey Interpretation of Results Reflection Implications for Future Practice References PRE-Survey # Strongly Agree Agree Neither Agree nor Disagree Disagree Strongly Disagree 1 3 (30%) 3 (30%) 2 (20%) 2 (20%) 0 2 3 (30%) 2 (20%) 3 (30%) 1 (10%) 1 (10%) 3 4 (40%) 3 (30%) 1 (10%) 2…

Table of Contents Information about Certification Certification Details Presented Problem Scholarly Article about the Topic Connection Between Patient Outcomes and the Issue Connection Between the Article and the Presented Problem Conclusion Summary of Acquired Knowledge References Information about Certification The status of a Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse(CHPN) serves as a guarantee of the competence…

Background Research has demonstrated that palliative care is beneficial to both patients and families. However, it is not systematically utilized in many cases (Aslakson et al., 2014). Palliative care refers to a multidisciplinary medical care giving approach aimed at optimizing the quality of life and mitigating suffering among people with complex serious illnesses as well…

Background and Significance The authors used the introduction to contextualize the problem using published research, stating the importance of palliative care and its need by the aging population. They discuss how the increase of chronic non-communicable disease and increased population aging leads to the global need for palliative care. Overall, the background gives a clear…

What is your understanding of Palliative Care? The definition of Palliative care is constantly changing. In the early 1970s the term palliative care was introduced by Balfour Mount Medicine (AAHPM) defines palliative care as  to prevent and relieve suffering and to support the best possible quality of life for patients facing life-threatening or debilitating…

Palliative care improves the quality of life and diminishes symptoms for individuals diagnosed with a serious illness. Also, it assists patients to understand all of their choices for medical treatment. It is useful at any stage of the illness, but is most effective if provided from the point of diagnosis. It can be provided to…

Aim To provide the relief from pain and care for the patients who are at the last stage of cancer, by creating spaces related to activities which a soothing effect on the inhabitants which eventually acts generate as a stress reliever. Objectives To analyse the factors that affect human and human psychology health and their…

Discussion Questions 1 The benefits of palliative care for a patient with a terminally ill disease are numerous. First, palliative care follows a patient-centered holistic approach that focuses on the mind, body, and spirit. Palliative treatment includes the psychosocial, spiritual, pain management and management of symptoms that are specific to the patient. The palliative care…

Palliative care is a term not unheard of. Bringing exposure to these two words are mainstream media such as television, or more conventional mediums in the form of written language in books and newspapers. Palliative care refers to helping those with chronic illnesses  usually nearing the end of their lifespan  live out their…