Palliative Care: Communication, Ethical Guidelines, Barriers, and Support Networks

Running head: PALLIATIVE CARE
Palliative Care
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PALLIATIVE CARE
Answer: 1
While communicating with the palliative care patients and with their family members
I will mainly put emphasis in the end of life issues while giving them proper information for
informed decision making process. Katz and Johnson (2016) are of the opinion that it is the
duty of the nursing professionals to guide the patients/family member about the concept
behind resuscitation and do-not resuscitation in palliative care for helping them to take
informed decisions. Special emphasis will also be given to regarding how end-of-life care
helps to overcome the painful symptoms helping towards smooth transitions.
Answer: 2
When palliative care patients want to go home after curing pain, as per the ethical
guidelines, the principal of autonomy comes into consideration. Autonomy means having
right to vouch for personal consent and healthcare professionals are required to abide by the
same. However, going home might increase the pain further as pain management in palliative
care do not provide a permanent solution and pain therapy is required to be repeated
frequently. So under the concern of patient’s harm and hamper in the physical well-being the
ethical right of beneficence comes into consideration (Noddings, 2018).
Answer: 3
De-briefing findings
1. The palliative care professionals experience certain barrier in effective communication
with the patients and their family member like fear of causing distress, feeling unprepared for
end-of-life conversation