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mel76

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mel76

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Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:10 pm

Hi guys just wondering if anyone can help with a question i have for my aged care certificate III course

Describe the changing needs of the palliative person/client?

thanks in advance

Mel

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Nov 06, 2008, 02:16 pm

Hi there A palliative care client is one who is terminally ill so what you should be looking at is the care that a person who is dying is going to need through these stages. For example the person will eventually become bedfast, loose weight, need assistance feeding, pain relief, spiritual and emotional support perhaps, help with elimination, etc etc. Hope this helps you get on the right track Meg

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Nov 11, 2008, 06:40 pm

Hi there Meg and good luck with papers.
Palliative care is a very special area of nursing and full dignity is of course paramount.
One way of looking at the full picture of caring for the dying or indeed anyone, is the HOLISTIC approach. That is the whole person and their needs: SPIRITUAL, PHYSICAL (eg pain free and ADL's), EMOTIONAL/MENTAL, SOCIAL (eg family)aspects of a person. All these make up the WHOLE person. No one area should be neglected.
In palliation, it is the aim to have the total comfort of the person AND the significant others that are involved/related to the person. If the relatives see a comfortable and painfree relative, their anxieties are so much less. There is no substitute for being present/holding a hand/reassuring relatives even if giving them an extra cup of tea. Nothing is too much in this very important area of aged care nursing.

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