Pain intensity in dying patients is not always stable, and an adaptation of the analgesic medication may be necessary as the pain may exacerbate with the progression of the disease or diminish with the deterioration of bodily functions. Patients may have to be switched to short acting application...
The hospice movement arose as a reaction to the dehumanizing atmosphere of acute-care hospitals, where excessive utilization of life support equipment deprived dying patients of a meaningful vision of their destiny. Respecting the spiritual quest of the terminally ill for wholeness and dignity, the ho...
In an article for the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management, Cagle (2017) and colleagues interviewed frontline employees working in nursing homes and found that "staff comments were generally positive about involving hospice in the care o...
Hospice and palliative care are often confused, but they are two distinct services, Gidwani explained. Palliative care is intended to alleviate symptoms and improve quality of life, and is appropriate for all patients with serious illness, not just those who are at the end of life. Conversely, ...
Hospices are organized programs of support services for patients in the advanced stages of a terminal illness and their families. Although hospices serve dying patients regardless of diagnosis, limited available evidence suggests that these programs are relatively underutilized by patients dying of nonmali...
The interplay between active, cure-oriented patient care providers, palliative care providers, and hospice care providers is increasingly being recognized as being in most patients' best interests when the underlying diagnosis appears to be incurable. Financial Considerations As with any other form of ...
(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...
The multicomponent intervention included training hospital staff to identify actively dying patients, communicate the prognosis to patients and families, and implement best practices of traditionally home-based hospice care in the inpatient setting. The intervention was supported by an electronic order set—...
根据第四段Dying "naturally" in hospice does not deny patients the treatment for common diseases like blood clots. (在临终关怀中"自然"死亡并不会剥夺病人对血块等常见疾病的治疗。)可知,病人对进入临终关怀医院的顾虑是他们将失去对常见疾病的治疗。故选A。(4)目的意图题。作者通过提出问题、分析原因、打消...
patients’ bedside or living-room conversations. They stay behind after the physicians and specialists leave to make sure patients understand what they’ve just been told. They hold patients’ hands, care for them, calm their fears, and help them explore options...