GRNT 3000E Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Palliative Care, Advance Healthcare Directive

• School: University of Georgia
• Department: Gerontology
• Course: GRNT 3000E
• Professor: Emerson

Document Summary

Bereavement: objective situation of having lost someone significant and the overall adaptation to the loss. Culturally patterned expectations about expression of grief. Recognize and accept the reality of the loss. React to and experience the pain of the loss. Readjust to an environment without the person. 42% of women & 13% of men are widowed for women widowhood has negative consequences end-of-life care. Although most people prefer to die at home, most deaths occur in hospital intensive care units or nursing homes. Most effective integrated into existing care settings, such as hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, or private homes, and is not necessarily tied to end-of-life care. Hospice care component of palliative care; integrates physical, medical, emotional, and spiritual care for person/family/support systems. Emphasizes reducing pain, personal dignity and control over dying process. One state"s ad(cid:448)ance di(cid:396)ecti(cid:448)e does not al(cid:449)ays (cid:449)o(cid:396)k in anothe(cid:396) state.