Communicate Wishes For End Of Life Care

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As people approach the end of their lives, they with their families and their caregivers, face many tasks and decisions. They may be psychological, spiritual, or medical in nature, but all end-of-life choices and medical decisions have complex psychological components, ramifications, and consequences that have a significant impact on the suffering patients and their caregivers.

The topic of end-of-life care may seem daunting and uncomfortable, and yet most individuals do have unique desires and concerns regarding their provision for the future. Providing the opportunity for that communication, the advance directive and POLST forms allow an individual to explicitly state their wishes before the future. Developed to lessen the apprehensions concerning patients undergoing any extensive and unwanted measures to preserve life at any cost, these medical directives lighten the decision-making burden for physicians and families alike and help comply with the patient’s utmost end-of-life wishes.

An individual patient solution may include actions of a clinician such as a trial of therapy (Schlairet, 2013). Providers may propose a trial of therapy for an impaired patient that may offer greater clarity as to whether or not the patient is end stage or has a likely positive outcome. An agreement to neither intensify nor expand critical care interventions should accompany the trial if the patient’s condition weakens.

While most people do not speak about end of life issues either because of their background or religion, it is not only for the elderly, we should all make our wishes known. According to the Pew Research Center, (January 2006), “42% of Americans have had a friend or relative suffer from a terminal illness or coma in the last five years and for a majority of these people , the issue of withholding life sustaining treatment came up”. Although many people feel it is taboo, all adults over the age of 18 should think about what their healthcare wishes would be if they could not speak for themselves. These

Although my family has trouble talking about advanced care planning, I have felt strongly about this topic ever since I became interested in health care. I feel that its so important for everyone to have their wishes, at the very least, verbalized to their loved ones. I feel that planning for end of life when you are in an unaltered mental state/physical state is pertinent to having the most accurate wishes expressed! I have verbally expressed my wishes, however I feel that I will soon have mine expressed in a concrete way, such as an Advanced Directive form. I wasn’t explicitly educated on this topic until I took my Bioethics course during my sophomore year here at Mount Saint Mary’s. I immediately went home and told my mom about how passionate

Everyone will have to deal with the death of a family member or friend, as well as his or her own mortality. The certainty of the end of life can be very stressful and overwhelming. Many aspects of caregiving, treatment, and pain management are all part of the journey towards the end of one’s life.

Another issue to consider is how our society refrains from openly discussing death. I believe that as healthcare professionals, we need to open up the conversation on end of life care for patients to feel comfortable

Coming to the end of your life is already filled with so many ailments, the last thing a dying person needs is to make those final decisions. Most of the time when a person is at the point of needing end of life care they do not have the capacity to make crucial decisions. It’s best to know what your choices will be and have those in writing so when your time comes those who care for you will know that you have chosen hospice care or hospital care. However, sometimes you don’t get to make that choice, as it depends a lot on what care is available and how close you are actually dying.

A legal requirement of end of life care is that the wishes of the individual, including whether CPR should be attempted, as well as their wishes how they are cared for after death are properly documented. This means that their rights and wishes even after death are respected.

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I don't know if I am in a right knowledge, but I think that many people are skeptical and somewhat hesitant when it comes to speaking about the end of life. But, being in a medical field since I came out of high school, I have always been passionate of caring geriatric population and I think one of the important innovative health care delivery model that incorporates interdisciplinary care delivery team is either palliative or hospice care. Hospice care is not only a type of care but a philosophy of care that focuses on comfort for the patient and family at the end of life. It includes management of physical emotional, and spiritual needs. Care is provided by a team that includes a physician, nurse practitioner, nurse, social worker, nursing

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Upon reflection of the Five Wishes, several thoughts came to mind. First and foremost, having a designated advanced directive is critical. There are countless examples of clinical experiences in with which families were overwhelmed with unexpected end-of-life decisions. As an educated caregiver, we should personally take the necessary steps to assure these tough decisions are known to someone who can facilitate the level of care desired. Such consideration of these elements of care in advance can help to support our loved ones during this emotional time. After review of the five wishes, I recognized that I would not want life-support measures if faced with irreversible deleterious outcomes that resulted from