The World Health Organization’s (WHO) definition is an approach that
improves the quality of life of patients and their families facing the problem
associated with life-threatening illness, through the prevention and relief of
suffering by means of early identification and impeccable assessment and
treatment of pain and other physical, psychosocial and spiritual problems (WHO,
2005).
The goal of the geriatric palliative cares is care to the chronical and
fragile elderly to relieve pain and suffering, giving them the best possible
quality of life.
The palliatives cares are given to people in situation where there is no
cure.
Needs of the
Geriatric Palliative Care Patient:
- Continuity
and coordination of care that responds to episodic and long-term chronic
diseases and the management of multiple chronic illnesses
- Maintaining
functional independence as possible
- Decision
regarding care and the risk versus benefit of treatment
- Pain
and symptom control
- Home
support for family caregivers
- Community
resource information
Nursing have an important role in palliative cares because a nurse spend
a lot of time near patients, more than the doctor and they are the indicate
persons to help to patients to express their feelings and be they feel safe in
their last moments
Its very important the psychological area in this kind of patients, not
only the physical condition.
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