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Tag Archives: Palliative or end of life care
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Summary
By the end of this topic you should know about: Dealing with end of life care, how to get the help you need Dealing with difficult decisions including treatment and resuscitation Advanced Statements Physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs at … Continue reading
Found in Topic: End of Life Care
Tagged: Advanced Statements | Breavement | Palliative or end of life care
Tagged: Advanced Statements | Breavement | Palliative or end of life care
Practical care at end of life – social, spiritual and psychological needs
Social needs. It is important that the person has a chance to put their affairs in order. This may include a visit from a legal representative or person who has been officially nominated as their power of attorney. Having close … Continue reading
Practical care at end of life – Physical needs
The patient, you and their family should have an in depth assessment of needs. These needs can be physical, social, psychological and spiritual. The following are physical needs for the patient Oral and mouth care. To make the person comfortable … Continue reading
Discuss with the team
Discuss with the team either in the community or in hospital what the person’s expressed wishes are and what your wishes are for their care. If you wish to care for them as long as possible at home you may … Continue reading
Difficult Decisions: Resuscitation
Another example is around cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). This means that attempts would be made to restart the person’s heart in the event they became sick enough that it stopped. This treatment is not often successful and the doctors may want … Continue reading
Found in Topic: End of Life Care
Tagged: CPR Cardiopulmonary Resusitation | Palliative or end of life care
Tagged: CPR Cardiopulmonary Resusitation | Palliative or end of life care
Difficult Decisions
One of the difficult decisions that will need to be made is what treatments are appropriate for the individual person. This will depend not only on the medical condition, but also on their previously expressed wishes, the seriousness of their … Continue reading
End of Life Care
If the person you care for deteriorates suddenly, or gradually over a period of time, you may have concerns or want more information about their end of life care. When someone has a stroke it is extremely difficult to know … Continue reading
When your care role ends
At some point your care role may change or end. The person you care for may improve so much they need far less care than they first did after leaving hospital. Sadly sometimes the person may not be able to … Continue reading
Found in Topic: Dealing with a long term condition
Tagged: Nursing Care Home | Palliative or end of life care
Tagged: Nursing Care Home | Palliative or end of life care
Alternatives to going home
Moving on policy If the person needs a care home placement on discharge from hospital they will usually be asked to identify at least three possible alternative care homes. The person can put these choices in order of preference but if their … Continue reading
Found in Topic: The hospital team
Tagged: Care Homes | Moving on policy | NHS continuing care | Palliative or end of life care
Tagged: Care Homes | Moving on policy | NHS continuing care | Palliative or end of life care
Delayed Discharge
Whenever a patient is admitted to hospital the staff in charge of the persons care will make an “estimated date of discharge” (EDD) This date is a guideline on approximately the length of the hospital stay but can be changed … Continue reading
Found in Topic: The hospital team
Tagged: Delayed discharge | Estimated date of discharge | Moving on policy | NHS continuing care | Palliative or end of life care
Tagged: Delayed discharge | Estimated date of discharge | Moving on policy | NHS continuing care | Palliative or end of life care