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    Communication and Palliative Care

    Number of Pages: 7

     

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    In seven pages this paper examines the importance of communication between end of life nursing caregiver and a terminally ill patient. Seven sources are cited in the bibliography.

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    important subjects pertaining to this care is the extent to which communication skills help to assist the patient through the dying process. The  family was very concerned about their father, however, they thought they could go home for a while and return in the morning to see the patient. The nurse was  uncomfortable with this, because she felt they did not have a good understanding of the situations severity. She advised the daughter that the family should stay until the patient  returns from getting the CT scan and a determination has been made. It was at this point that the nurse established a good connection with the daughter. The  chest CT scan results revealed a dissecting thoracic aorta aneurysm up at the arch, which has a very poor prognosis. If the patient chose not to have surgery, there  is no question that he would die; even so, there was no guarantee of survival. The end result was that the patient died in the intensive care unit within  twelve hours of the operation. Had the family gone home, they would not have been able to spend the remaining time with the patient prior to his death.  The nurse clearly felt the need to encourage the family to stay and spend as much time as possible with the patient. She noted that there are certain patients  and families with whom you connect, and it is a situation that is difficult to explain. Sometimes families need direction as to what to do.  There exists an inherent connection between those who enter the nursing field and their desire to help others. They discover that the best way to make 

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