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Dying and terminally ill patient

Death is the natural part of life and comes to all human beings. Some Society treat death as a naturally occurring phenomena and they will have to accept it in non-threatening manner. In our culture however death is often treated as taboo.

Dying and terminally ill patient

 

Death is the natural part of life and comes to all human beings. Some Society treat death as a naturally occurring phenomena and they will have to accept it in non-threatening manner. In our culture however death is often treated as taboo.

 

People face death many ways. According to Kubler Ross in 1969. Emotional responses of a person facing death can be traced through five stages.

 

1.     Denial and Isolation : Occurs at a first reaction to the possibility of impending death. The person cannot accept the fact that death is near.

 

2.     Anger : The next emotion expressed is Anger eg. ' Oh God' I don' t know why I want to die?

3.     Bargaining: It is a coping during which a dying person accepts the truth of death.

4.     Depression : It is evident when the person realizes the full impact of the inevitable.

5.     Acceptance  :  It is the time of relative peace.

 

Nursing management :

 

In our society, dying and death can occur in a variety of settings. The nurse in this situation supports the dying patient, friends and family members.

 

1.     Care must be provided in a sensitive manner.

 

2.     The visiting time is limited

 

3.     Hospice care can be provided

 

Care must be given as same as an unconscious patient.

 

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