Category: Palliative Care

Key Information: Authors and Topic Alleviating pain in patients with oncology issues is one of the crucial tasks faced by nurses in the modern healthcare setting (Paice et al., 2016). In their study, Bakitas et al. (2015) compare early and delayed palliative care management techniques. Primary quantitative analysis was conducted to determine the benefits and…

Introduction This is a quality improvement initiative aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of implementing a palliative care assessment tool to enhance the knowledge of nurses working at a long term care facility, in identifying and referring patients for palliative care. In order to address patients who are in need of palliative care, it is vital…

Introduction The end-of-life phenomenon has always been a complicated issue for health care practitioners, families, and patients. This is because each of these parties has different interpretations in relation to the appropriateness of the available treatment alternatives. According to practitioners, changing the families and patients decisions from curative to palliative strategies depends on the ability…

Table of Contents Title Abstract Introduction Hypothesis and Purpose Literature review Conclusion Reference This paper critically analyzed a research study that was conducted to identify the various side effects of haloperidol on delirium patients receiving hospice care. The researchers largely followed the scientific method in conducting and presenting their study. Success was registered by the…

Table of Contents PRE-Survey POST-Survey Interpretation of Results Reflection Implications for Future Practice References PRE-Survey # Strongly Agree Agree Neither Agree nor Disagree Disagree Strongly Disagree 1 3 (30%) 3 (30%) 2 (20%) 2 (20%) 0 2 3 (30%) 2 (20%) 3 (30%) 1 (10%) 1 (10%) 3 4 (40%) 3 (30%) 1 (10%) 2…

Table of Contents Information about Certification Certification Details Presented Problem Scholarly Article about the Topic Connection Between Patient Outcomes and the Issue Connection Between the Article and the Presented Problem Conclusion Summary of Acquired Knowledge References Information about Certification The status of a Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse(CHPN) serves as a guarantee of the competence…

Background Research has demonstrated that palliative care is beneficial to both patients and families. However, it is not systematically utilized in many cases (Aslakson et al., 2014). Palliative care refers to a multidisciplinary medical care giving approach aimed at optimizing the quality of life and mitigating suffering among people with complex serious illnesses as well…

Table of Contents Introduction Where Palliative Care Is Offered Persons Involved The People Who Receive Palliative Care How to Improve the Services Offered References Introduction Palliative care entails satisfying the bodily, rational, and social demands of patients or caregivers. It improves patients livelihood and ability to recover. This care applies to persons experiencing challenges related…

Animal-Assisted Therapy Animal-assisted therapy is a type of therapy that employs animals for motivational and educational purposes, to facilitate treatment and improve social, emotional, or cognitive state of patients. However, there is also a number of scientific works pointing out the gaps in research concerning animal-assisted literature, which are made worse with their methodological weaknesses…

Table of Contents Introduction Body Summary References Introduction Nurses play a crucial role in Palliative Care Setting providing communication and patients support for diverse patients groups. Palliative care has grown rapidly during the last two decades. Stimulated by the development of life-saving and monitoring techniques requiring specialized personnel and equipment, palliative care units developed in…