Is hospice and palliative care required in the last days of life ?
Introduction: This concept of hospice is started in early 11 th century in Europe and later entered into united states and also now practiced almost every part of the world. Hospice are the places where the patients are been admitted for the last days of treatment at hospitals, nursing homes and also at-home care. This practice mainly focus on the emotional and spiritual wellbeing of the patient to cope up with comfortable and pain free rather than medical cure to live there life fullest of the possible Conditions it can deal with: Cancer, congestive heart failure (CHF), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), kidney failure, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Dementia , breast cancer Palliative care includes: Pain management, sleep troubles, nutritional guidance , trauma , depression, anxiety, breath, constipation also includes physical therapies and emotional guidance Importance of nurses in palliative care: ...