end-of-life (EOL) concernsintensive care unit (ICUpalliative careSummary End-of-life (EOL) issues arise frequently in the care of critically ill patients. In a busy intensive care unit (ICU), assessments are often predominately focused on the physiological management of a patient's conditions....
End-of-life care is the care provided by doctors, nurses, family caregivers, and/or spiritual advisors as a person approaches the end of their life. End-of-life care concerns thecomfortand physical needs of the person, but it also includes management of the person's mental, emotional, and...
At Christian Concern we believe in life, not death. There is currently sustained pressure by a minority of vocal campaigners to weaken the law on assisted suicide and change public opinion on assisted suicide and euthanasia. This would be to the detriment of the whole of society, especially ...
An awareness of, and acquired knowledge about, these issues in the medicalization of students should result in end-of-life concerns being more tolerable for both patients, their families, and physicians. 展开 关键词: visual sociology visual methods photography health and health care ...
a power of attorney for health care decisions or to participate in informal discussions about treatment preferences with loved ones. People with few assets were half as likely as those of more means to plan for these end-of-life concerns, a new study in theJournal of Health and Social Behavi...
This paper reports findings of a survey of 305 LGBT people living in New South Wales, which examined their knowledge of and attitudes towards end-of-life care. The focus of this paper is their preparedness...关键词: Keywords end-of-life concerns gender identity sexual orientation ...
provided here will not serve as a cure-all. Instead, they represent strategies that have been employed in our practice and may prove useful in other settings. The most important point to note is that end-of-life concerns are often ameliorated when caring clinicians work respectfully and firmly...
In the case of data, end of life refers to when it expires and is discarded or destroyed. EOL concerns depend on the product itself and whether the perspective is that of the manufacturer or the user. For manufacturers, EOL concerns involve discontinuing production, while continuing to address...
ClarificationofTerms •EndofLifecare(EoLCare)•Ptslivingwiththeconditiontheymaydiefrom-weeks/months/years•ptswithadvanceddisease•3typesofpt(cancer,organfailure,frailelderly/dementiapts)•‘Ante-mortal’carelikeante-natalorearlylifecare •SupportiveCare•Helpingthepatientandfamilycopebetterwiththeir...
Awareness of how cultural systems may have affected their own disposition on many end-of-life matters may enable caregivers to appreciate and be sensitive to differences in their patients' views regarding end-of-life concerns. Similarly, culturally competent caregivers make no assumptions about the ...