The following are common assumptions. Discuss whether they are true or false. Provide your rationale. Dehydration causes discomfort in the terminally ill. By observation, a nurse can tell whether a patient is in pain.
Palliative care means to stop all aggressive treatment.
Morphine can be given for respiratory distress. Using the dimensions model of community health nursing, make a list of factors within each domain that could facilitate or impede a patient experiencing a good death. Mrs. Davis, a 78 year old with advanced breast cancer and and bone metastases, was admitted to the hospital last week. She is very withdrawn, quiet, sleeps a lot, and cries easily. Insurance reimburses for acute care, but many palliative care options receive little if any reimbursement.