THE ROLE OF THE NURSE IN THE PROVISION OF QUALITY PALLIATIVE CARE FOR THE TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT
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The objective of this work is to research palliative care for the terminally ill patient and to present findings of ***** nurse’s role in the prov*****ion of quality palliative ***** in patients who are terminally ill.
Introduction
The Nursing Matters: Palliative C***** ‘Face Sheet’ defines palliative care as “the holistic care of patients with advanced progressive *****ness who are not responsive to curative treatment. Management of pain ***** other symp*****ms and provision ***** psychological, social and spiritual support are critical.” (Palliative **********, 2007) The goals of palliative care include:
*****) Providing relief from pain ***** other symptoms of distress;
2) Neither hastening nor postponing death;
3) Affirmation ***** life and regard toward dying as a normal process;
*****) Integration of the ***** ***** spiritual aspects ***** patient *****;
5) Offer a ***** system to help patients live as actively as possible until death;
6) ***** a support system ***** help the family cope during the patient’s illness and in their own bereavement. (Palliative Care, 2007)
PURPOSE OF STUDY
***** purpose of ***** study is to examine palliative care for terminally ill patients ***** to d*****cern the role of ***** nurse in providing ***** palliative ***** ***** ***** ill *****.
The Term Paper on Improving Patient Care
There is growing enthusiasm in the United States about the use of electronic medical records (EMRs) in outpatient settings. More than $20 billion of the federal economic stimulus (the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009) is slated to assist physicians, hospitals, and other health care settings in adopting health information technology (Gill, 2009). The government wants to shift into the ...
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The methodology ***** this study is qualitative in nature and w***** be conducted through an extensive review of literature that ***** academic, pr*****essional and peer-reviewed in nature ***** this area of study.
SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY
The significance of this study is the knowledge ***** it will add to this ***** ***** *****.
LITERATURE REVIEW
The work of Cramer, et al (2003) entitled: “Nurse’s Attitudes and Practice Related ***** Hospice *****” states that an ********** was made of “hospice-related training, knowledge and attitudes, demographic and practice characteristics ***** person***** experience…” by a self-administered questionnaire. Findings of ***** study state ***** “Characteristics associated ***** discussion of hospice with both patients and families was found to be related to satisfaction ***** patients and ***** families ***** hospice ***** care.
The ***** of Wright (2002) entitled: ‘Caring for the Terminally Ill: The District Nurse’s Perspective” reports a study focused on explorati***** of the role of the district ***** in the care of terminally ill patients in comprehend*****g ***** bring clarity ***** ***** work ***** the district nurse in palliative care. ***** ***** nurses are stated to have been ***** in this ***** ***** view their role as centric to a relationship with the patient and their *****. The focus of ***** was stated to have been determ*****ed ***** need which were identified *****in the interactions and discussion of ***** relationship between the nurse, patient ***** the ***** family and that the needs ***** c***** were *****omplex in nature and great difficulty ***** experienced in dist*****guishing the specific ***** but ********** can be divided in***** four categories: (1) emotional; (2) social; (3) physical; and (4) informational. (*****, 2002)
***** work of Dr. Keri Thomas entitled
