ATI Palliative Hospice Care Activity Gero Sim Lab 2 (CH) PDF

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ATI Activity Geriatric Clin Sim 2 Gero Sim Lab -2

5-20-21

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Palliative and Hospice Care Video Challenge Question: What members of the interprofessional health care team provide palliative/hospice care, and what roles do they play? Nursing staff, medical care providers, social service specialists and spiritual support personnel. The role of the nurse is to be the patients advocate and take care of the patient’s family after the patient passes away. Also, to ease end of life with as little pain and suffering as possible. Strives to alleviate pain. Respect pt wishes. Provide most favorable outcome. Focuses on improving quality of life by preventing assessing and treating physical manifestations as well as psychological and spiritual. Hospice Care: have prognosis of 6 mos. or less remaining to live. Palliative Care: When they have serious illness.

Discussion Questions: What are some ways that the nurse can ensure that a client receiving palliative/hospice care is kept comfortable? The nurse can make sure that the patients wish of what their end-of-life care is are met and also stay ahead of their pain. What are some ways that the nurse could provide for the psychosocial and spiritual comfort of the client? The nurse should ensure the client receives both pharma logical and non-pharma logical comfort measures. Oxygen therapy and positioning helps alleviate dyspnea and is a standard of comfort care. Complementary and alternative therapies can also be used to provide comfort for the patient. Opiates can help manage pain and provide comfort. The nurse can address the psychosocial and spiritual comfort by bringing in energy therapies and/or a pasture/priest. How can the nurse provide support for the family/loved ones of the dying client? The nurse can provide support for the family by giving them the chance to pass through the stages of grief. Also allowing the family to be part of the caregiving process can give them a sense of closure. Support to family allowing them to pass through stages of grief

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Date: 5-20-21

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