Its topic headings are How to Get Started, How to Find Out How Much the Patient Knows, Finding Out How Much the Patient Wants to Know, Sharing the Information, Responding to Patients" Feelings, and Planning Follow-Through.11 Respect for patient autonomy is an important principle, but caregivers also have autonomy. ... In some, the living will is in effect only if the patient is terminally ill and death is imminent.5 This can limit its practicality. ... Morphine given to relieve a terminally ill patient's pain may suppress respirations and bring about death. As long as relief of pain, ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

To share hope with a patient, the nurse needs to encourage the patient when appropriate and provide positive feedback. Hope bears that all things are possible, believes all things are possible, and this is what the nurse wants to communicate to the patient, their belief in the patient's strength to overcome any obstacle, and for the patient's future to become better as a result. ... Knowledge is power, and is vital for patient treatment. ... For an example, a patient may state that they are in a lot of pain. ... " brings clearer focus to the patients situation, and helps the n...

• Word Count: 3188
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate