dyingsufferingselfidentitybody fluidsThis paper is based on a 10-month participant observation study within an inpatient hospice in Southern England. I highlight the difficulties of using homogenous categories such as 'the dying patient' and 'the dying process' in exploring the marginalisation of ...
I stayed with her for a week and then flew back home.Her dying process is anything but “peaceful”, making me physically ill. I had some “quiet time” with her to say my goodbyes and try to let her know it was time for her to be at pace, but as time wore on, I couldn’...
For example, reduced fluid intake and dehydration are expected parts of the dying process but may be viewed negatively by facility staff who may want a family to consider IV fluids. A hospice team would view these symptoms within the ...
(2) education about the "dying process," (3) advance care and estate planning and alternative living arrangements (when living at home is no longer ... JA Yu - 《Journal of Pain & Symptom Management》 被引量: 0发表: 2023年 Narrative for Part Five of the Ethical and Religious Directives...
Hospice may withhold nutrition and/or hydration at some point in the dying process.There are many things to consider when it comes to nutrition and hydration for patients near the end of life. Since the natural progression of a patient’s disease interferes with the body’s ability to process...
Other times, the silence begins with the patient or the family. "I found in my practice experience as a hospice social worker that often patients could not talk to family members about issues important to them during the dying process because ...
Why Does Hospice Stop Giving End-of-Life Patients Food and Water? Continuing to offer food and water, or opting for artificial nutrition or hydration (ANH)—such as nasal (NG) or stomach (PEG) feeding tubes or IV fluids for hydration—can actually complicate the dying process...
Enormous scope was opened up for refining ideas about the dying process and exploring the extent to which patients should and did know about their terminal condition. An active rather than a passive approach to the care of the dying was promoted with increasing vigor. Within this, the ...
Parents, with a child dying of AIDS, must deal with many issues of disclosing the disease status to the child, coping with the emotions of losing a child, and when and where to incorporate hospice services into the dying process. Optimizing home based hospice care involves; (1) Nutritional ...
The findings suggest that the hospice provides a space where patients could enjoy the company of their loved ones without concerns regarding the dying process. The study reveals that the hospice offers a proper alternative to the home setting even in countries characterized by a strong familialistic...