HLTH 335 Lecture Notes - Lecture 31: Rheumatoid Arthritis, Respiratory Disease, Cardiovascular Disease
13 Nov 2018
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Human diseases - hlth 335 - exam 3 notes. = reflected in specialized plan of care designed to meet unique, individual needs of each patient. Specialized health services provided to patients with life-limiting illness, a vital link in chain of health care services. Aggressive pain and symptom management - always focuses on comfort and quality of life. Compassionate, comprehensive services delivered by hospice team to treat whole person. Support for family = 24 hours a day. Patients often live longer on hospice care. A service paid for by medicare, medicaid and more insurance companies. About losing hope = hospice care focuses on quality of life with each day filled with compassion. About giving in to disease to disease. About hand holding and doing nothing, it is active, comprehensive treatment. About hanging morphine bad and comatose patients. Religion based but does not address truth that dying = spiritual exercise. It is the care of the whole person.
