Nursing 4400A/B Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Good Energy, Dementia, Guided Imagery
18 Dec 2017
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Alleviation of symptoms is intimately tied to the palli care goal of maximizing the qol, management of symptoms is crucial. 5 domains of quality end of life care rnao bpg (2011) Avoiding inappropriate prolonging of dying (use of tech) Relieving burden (to others) trying to remember that the patient is not the burden, the disease is. Suvjective experience of difficult or uncomfortable breathing. Impact the family is stressed, really hard to watch a family member go through this (fear, anxiety, stress for fam and pt) Decrease in the passage of formed stool, characterized by stools that are hard or difficult to apss you are in so much pain you cannot bear down, we take this for granted (can get impacted) Management prevention: drugs laxatives, nondrug diet, fiber, fluid, exercise, ab massage, suppository, enema, but if client is too weak to bear down, we need to do digital disimpaction tough for client and nurse.
