End of life care: Overview of symptom control Authors Eduardo Bruera, MD Rony Dev, DO Section Editors Linda Emanuel, MD, PhD Ezekiel J Emanuel, MD, PhD Deputy Editor Diane MF Savarese, MD Disclosures All topics are updated as new evidence becomes available and our peer review process is complete. Literature review current through: Mar 2012. | This topic last updated: Apr 13, 2011. INTRODUCTION — Most patients in the terminal phase of a severe advanced illness such as cancer develop potentially
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1. ¿Qué consideras que le ayuda a vivir a Mario Melazzini? Me gustaría comenzar por su tierra natal, su hogar, su apreciada montaña. Considero que éste es un aspecto clave que siempre le va a servir de apoyo ya que es allí, en su lugar de refugio, donde se produce el cambio de pensamiento de querer acabar con su vida a comenzar una totalmente nueva. Gracias a la ayuda de un amigo muy querido, de su padre espiritual y de la lectura del Libro de Job que le aconsejó éste último, llegó a comprender
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As people approach end of life care, they and their families are faced with difficult choices. During this time it is important to have a support system. In the case study Janelle decided against medical treatment and relied on her religious belief. Therefore it is necessary to use her personal strengths in interventions and to empower her when intervening. Her self-determination towards treatment should be respected, According to (NASW 2008), Social workers respect and promote the right of clients
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treatment or cure. “Advances in medical technology make it possible to extend life, at times, the focus on ‘cure at all costs’ overshadows the obligation to provide dignified, humane, and compassionate care” (Rushton, 2005). In an effort to provide legal, humane and compassionate end-of-life care to infants, the Dutch developed the Groningen Protocol in 2003. Developed in collaboration with the prosecutor’s office, the Groningen Protocol was designed to guide a transparent medical and legal decision
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object the promotion of suicide, and do not support euthanasia in Hong Kong We support rational discussions on euthanasia in the community, so people could understand issues of human suffering as well as the importance of good and adequate end-of-life care. However, Dr Nitschke is promoting more than "euthanasia" or "physician assisted suicide" for the terminally ill patients. In other parts of the world, he is promoting to the public various ways to commit suicide, including how to use a bag to suffocate
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Cancer Center Assist Patients with Suicide I thought Cancer Centers are supposed to help cure cancer or at least try to cure Cancer not provide patients with lethal drugs. Seattle, Washington, and Oregon are the three states also assist Seattle Cancer Care Alliance in Doctor-Hastened death naming it Death with dignity which was implemented in 2009, in Washington and in Oregon took effect in 1988. Elizabeth Trice Loggers, MD, PhD is a Medical Director at SCCA (Seattle Cancer Center Alliance) stated
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Proposed Rule, CMS is taking action because of the growing number of patients admitted to hospice with these ill-defined conditions that are inherently symptom syndromes, not actual terminal diagnoses. This is born out by National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) statistics, listing Debility Unspecified as the leading non-cancer diagnosis in hospice, comprising
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Hospice Creation of Hospice Hospice care is designed to give supportive care to people in the final phase of a terminal illness and focus on comfort and quality of life rather than cure. The goal is to enable patients to be comfortable and free of pain, so that they live each day as fully as possible. The term “hospice” ( from the same linguistic root as “hospitality”) can be traced back to medieval times when it referred to a place of shelter and rest for the weary or terminally ill on a long
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Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing Team C NUR/391 Ethical and Legal Issues in Nursing Nurses face various ethical and legal issues in the medical setting. As professionals, nurses must be aware of these legal and ethical issues when they occur. Nurses have a legal and ethical obligation to respond to these issues. Being a professional nurse requires a nurse to assess the pros and cons of different situations, but also to withhold their personal beliefs and listen and respect the
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Healthcare Support Services Summary Paper Dennis Christophe HCS/212 10/08/2012 Professor Lenore Cariaga Healthcare Support Services Summary Paper Hospice Care Description of the Organization Care designed to give supportive care to people in the final phase of a terminal illness and focus on comfort and quality of life, rather than cure. The goal is to enable patients to be comfortable and free of pain, so that they live each day as fully as possible. Aggressive methods of pain control
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