Culturally and linguistically diverse palliative care patients’ journeys at the end-of-life

Palliative Care at the End of Life.

OBJECTIVES To describe the process of symptom management in the care of oncology patients with advanced cancer. DATA SOURCES Journal articles, evidence-based reviews, textbooks, and clinical guidelines. CONCLUSION Symptom management is an essential component of oncology nursing practice that improves quality of life for patients and families throughout the cancer trajectory. IMPLICATIONS ...

Palliative care at the end-of-life in glioma patients.

The end-of-life (EOL) phase of patients with a glioma starts when symptom prevalence increases and antitumor treatment is no longer effective. During the EOL phase, care is primarily aimed at reducing symptom burden while maintaining quality of life as long as possible without inappropriate prolongation of life. Palliative care during the EOL phase also involves complex medical decisions for th...

Palliative care: science and protection at the end of life.

In the context of contemporary medicine, submerged in a kind of technological imperative that dominates daily clinical practice, the modern hospice movement is emerging within palliative care. The movement is emerging in an ethos based on compassion and care for patients and their families, seen as a unit, in an active search for measures to relieve the anguishing symptoms – especially pain – a...

Palliative Wound Care at the End of Life

Wound care, a form of palliative care, supports the health care needs of dying patients by focusing on alleviating symptoms. Although wound care can be both healing and palliative, it can impair the quality of the end of life for the dying if it is done without proper consideration of the patient’s wishes and best interests. Wound care may be optional for dying patients. This article will discu...

Psilocybin and palliative end-of-life care.