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Hospice Palliative Care Assignment

   

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Running head: HOSPICE-PALLIATIVE CARE 1CARE AND SUPPORT THROUGH TERMINAL ILLNESS Name of StudentInstitution Affiliation

HOSPICE-PALLIATIVE CARE2CARE AND SUPPORT THROUGH TERMINAL ILLNESS Importance of Mortality Conversations with Patients and FamilyMortality conversations can enable the individual with terminal illness to convey his or her fears and concerns as well as assist them to make arrangements for the elements they consider important to them. This will in turn aid in alleviating the anxiety and distress that accompanies the dying process. The dying process is suggested as involving complex protocols which are coupled by numerous instances of displaced anger and stigma from both the terminally ill and his or her loved ones. This reflects on the need for this journey to be taken in the company of healthcare workers, palliative specialists, and family members. Effective mortality conversations are the kind that allow the patient and his or her family members to interact freely. This allows for increased preparedness for the impending outcome, an elevated degree of peaceful conversations, and relief of stress and anxiety. The attainment of these goals is guaranteed in the sense that the desires of the terminally ill are given precedence by the concerned stakeholders. This is coupled by the fact that the loved ones of the dying patient will be better prepared, more accepting, and more open towards the impending outcome. This acceptance is vital especially considering that it allows the patient’scaregivers to enroll him or her into hospice at the appropriate time. The need for a terminally ill patient to enroll into hospice care earlier rather than later is accentuated by the fact that it enables the entity to secure a better-quality end of life which is devoid of adverse pain and suffering (Ferrell et al, 2019). This is supplemented by the establishment of a favorable direction for the family members as well as developing a network of critical social support. Additionally, mortality conversations compel the terminally ill and the family members to mutually accept the impending death. This in turn alleviates the implementation of futile medical treatment which may heighten the patient’s suffering. Furthermore, the high level of authenticity and intimacy associated with end-of-life conversations creates a sense of

HOSPICE-PALLIATIVE CARE3completion and closure of the relationship between the patient and his or her loved ones. Ensuring effective mortality conversations is imperative to enhancing relational, psychological, and medical outcomes for the parties involved in the dying process. By conversing with the dying patient family members are able to initiate the grieving process which consequently becomes more intense and therefore, highly effective owing to the fact that the patient is still alive. Ethics behind Continuing Futile Treatment There are cases when the healthcare provider is compelled to implement medical therapies in spite of their relative insignificance and the fact that they only result in increased pain and suffering. The hospital is obligated to proceed with treatment in this regard if its apparent importance has been mutually agreed upon by the patient and his or her loved ones. The family of the patient may be unwilling to admit the seeming fact that the curative and treatment options that have been employed so far have failed to achieve the desirable outcomes. They may as such liaise with the terminally ill and convince him or her to accept further treatment with the hope that his or her condition will improve (Ferrell et al, 2019). If the patient agrees to this then the healthcare provider is ethically mandated to prolong the implementation of curative and treatment therapies. Choosing between Hospice versus PalliationThe choice of hospice or palliation is based on the unique desires and wishes of the terminally ill and his or her loved ones. If the terminally ill intends to obtain the form of care that will assist him or her to alleviate the pain and suffering emanating from his or her illness then palliation will be the most feasible option. Palliation seeks to improve the quality of life of the dying patient by treating or preventing side effects and symptoms of treatment and disease. This is supplemented by treatment directed towards the patient’s spiritual, practical, social, and emotional challenges created by the illness. Unlike in hospice, palliative care has

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