Palliative Care Nursing 2024 Study Guide

Palliative Care Nursing 2024 Study Guide Components of Palliative Care - answer- Effective symptom management - Effective communication - Psychological, social and spiritual support - Rehabilitation - Person centered care - Coordination of services - EOL care - Support in bereavement Difference between Palliative care and hospice care - answer- Both provide comfort - Palliative care is symptom focused for patients with a serious illness no matter diagnosis or prognosis - Hospice is a subset of palliative care for patients at EOL with a prognosis of less than 6 months To get more questions with correct answers email jamesdickson3161@Test banks and other E books - answer Pain - answeran unpleasant sensory and emotional experience associated with actual or potential tissue damage - Subjective acute vs chronic pain - answerAcute- less than 6 months, acts as a warning to the body to seek help Chronic- more than 6 months, can exist without a clear reason Total Pain - answerPhysical, psychological, social, and spiritual components of a person's experience of pain. Pain assessment address - answer- Disease status and treatment - Pain severity and experience EXAM STUDY MATERIALS July 30, 2024 11:26 AM - Current and previous management - Pain meaning - Psychological status - Cognitive function - Physical examination - Risk factors for poorly controlled pain - Patient and family preferences - Reassess whenever there is a change in pain or a new pain Barriers to effective pain relief - answer- Complex health conditions - Addiction to medication - Ageing - Fear that pain may be worsening disease - Fear of adverse effects - Communication difficulties - Ethical restrictions - Lack of pain assessment skills - Uncertainty about the role of opioid treatment - Overestimation of risk of addiction - Insufficient knowledge of opioid treatment Palliative care - answerAn approach that improves quality of life of patients and their families facing the problems associated with life threatening illness through prevention and relief of suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and treatment of pain and other problems Current and previous management of pain - answer- Ask the patient which pain medication they take currently or have taken in the