Nursing 4440A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Palliative Care, Dentures, Suppository

• School: Western University
• Department: Nursing
• Course: Nursing 4440A/B
• Professor: Mary-Anne Davies

Document Summary

Week 4: palliative care part 2: pain & symptom management. In the decades ahead, nurses at all levels of practice will need competencies in palliative care. Alleviation of symptoms is intimately tied to the palliative care goal of maximizing the quality of life. For the patient/client who has received adequate management of symptoms and for the family who has received adequate preparation and support, the actual time of death is commonly peaceful and occurs without struggle. Imagine your own death: open eyes and draw it . A good death is : free from avoidable distress and suffering for patient, family and caregivers, patient"s and family wishes met, consistent with clinical, cultural and ethical standards. Sudden loss vs. loss from prolonged illness : bereaved do not get over the loss entirely, nor do they return to who they were before the loss.