Models of Grieving Submit a 2- page paper in which you do the following: Explain how you would apply the grieving model you selected to social work with families in a hospice environment. Explain why you chose this grieving model versus others. Identify elements of the grieving model that might be difficult to apply to […]
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What have you done to prepare you and your family for the end of your life?
Read articles and answering the following questions Read the articles at the following websites for information on death with dignity. You will get some good food for thought. There is a nice glossary in the first link and a nice FAQ section in link number 4 Death With Dignity Glossary Arguing the Right to Die […]
What factors do you think contribute to this phenomenon?
Palliative social work Despite the eligibility for hospice care being an expected prognosis of 6 months or less, the median length of stay for hospice patients in 2018 remains 18 days. What factors do you think contribute to this phenomenon?
Have you ever thought about palliative and hospice care promoting health?
Palliative and Hospice Care Journal In this course, we consider vulnerable populations and Health Promotion and Disease Prevention standards. We look at content through the lens of pediatrics, women’s health, adults, mental health, and the elderly. Having just completed exercises related to the five levels of prevention in Week 1, consider what you have learned […]
What is the average length of stay for Medicare patients enrolled in hospice?
End of life discussion Many people say they would rather die young than waste away in old age from degenerative disease. What do you think? If you were dying, what kind of care would you prefer to receive and where? Would you refuse life-prolonging treatments? Would you want help in ending your life? The National […]
Do you agree with the efforts to promote hospice quality of care? Explain why.
Discussion Week 3 Discuss the recommendations presented in this week’s class materials that have been introduced to prevent poor hospice performance. Do you agree with the efforts to promote hospice quality of care? Explain why.
Why have hospice ideals and organizations become popular in the U.S. and globally?
Week 4 Current Trends in Care 4 Dying Hospice and Palliative Care Why have hospice ideals and organizations become popular in the U.S. and globally? What are some of the challenges in bringing effective end-of-life care to those in need in the U.S. and in other countries?
How might you seek to guide or help this patient and her family through this time-What cultural context might be at work here to consider?
Coping with Death Part II: Imagine…you are a nurse, social worker, hospice volunteer or other healthcare professional working with a 77-year-old terminal cancer patient who is struggling with her end of life decisions. She is stoic and hard-working Her culture values privacy and independence. She doesn’t wish to burden her family and so changes the […]
What needs to happen so that a hospital or SNF can provide hospice?
Watch the movie: Being Mortal. This movie shows the student’s understanding of hospice and the ethical challenges patients, family and physicians face when discussing options for end of life care. To ensure the student has a good understanding of the materials, “Being Mortal” will combine all the information from LTC3020 into a real-life situation for […]
Reflect on current and potential future trends, such as use of social media and mobile applications/telehealth, Internet of Things (IoT)-enabled asset tracking, or expert systems/artificial intelligence, and how they may impact nursing practice and healthcare delivery.
Throughout history, technological advancements have appeared for one purpose before finding applications elsewhere that lead to spikes in its usage and development. The internet, for example, was originally developed to share research before becoming a staple of work and entertainment. But technology—new and repurposed—will undoubtedly continue to be a driver of healthcare information. Informaticists often […]
