Essays on Palliative Care

Quality palliative care to me as a healthcare professional would mean to improve the quality of life and provide support to help patients and their family members cope with the illness. Bereavement support to me as a nurse would be a period in which mourning…

Introduction Death can be a difficult issue for the elderly, some of them may not want to discuss it because of the traditional culture. However, there are thanatologists who study death and dying issues, they have shown that death can be classified into two types…

Introduction Looking at the current conditions of palliative end-of-life care in India, the primary care concern is on the physical pain symptom alone. The whole person treatment is an unheard therapy as the psychological suffering, mental disharmony, spiritual needs, and the social issues, which purely…

In the case of Philip Mutesi, there are two options the critical care team can pursue. The first option is to respect the autonomy of Philip’s parents and continue aggressive support and treatment despite Dr. Smith (Philip’s oncologist) expressing that such care would be futile….

Before a critique can be given, it is important to summarize the findings. Callahan first goes over the importance of fulfilling spiritual needs when it comes to making a smooth transition from life into death, emphasizing that spiritual pain can cause many other psychological and…

Palliative care and hospice care are both the same in that they are not curative care, which means that their focus is on alleviating symptoms and removing pain from the patients, and not trying to cure the illness itself. However, it is highly problematic to…

Cancer is a word that has become too popular, and a disease that has ruined too many lives. Cancer is a painful disease where abnormal cells grow out control and spread throughout the body destroying the body tissues. These abnormal cells divide, pushing the normal…

Introduction This paper is a brief cultural assessment conducted on a close friend. This friend has been interviewed regarding his cultural background. From the prepared questions, he answered the 12 inquiries as stated in the Purnell Model of Cultural Competence. This assessment will be presented…

Introduction Everyone comes from a family, whether young or old. The family is the back bone of the society; this means that the role of the family in the care of the sick child cannot be underestimated hence the topic. The aim of the paper…

The term compassion, especially in the last decade (Gilbert, 2010, pg. 1) has been at the core of healthcare planning. However, the word compassion can have different meanings, depending on culture, and setting. In the Western world for example, compassion is commonly “considered to be…