- Introduction
End-of-life care is important for patients with advanced cancer. It entails palliative care, and friendly discussions with care givers and loved ones. This study will compare cancer patients who receive palliative care and those who do not receive end-of-life care in their last days I. Patients who receive end-of-life care live better compared to those who do not receive palliative care. From this source, profound information was gathered about cancer and ways to manage it in all stages. Physicians posit that cancer is a dreadful that requires great intervention. Notably, despite advanced medication and early treatment, the majority of cancer patients eventually die, however, the quality of medical care that is delivered to cancer patients particularly at the End-of-life is of paramount importance.
Whether at home or in a hospital, services are available to assist cancer patients, their families and friends cope with, psychological, medical, social and spiritual issues pertaining to death. Care givers including; doctors, nurses, and physicians have a major role to play in ensuring that cancer patients receive palliative care. They have a duty of encouraging, comforting, and giving these patients and their families, new hope for a better day. End of life care can be done at home, at hospices, or at residential and nursing home depending on where the patient chooses. At home, end of life care is conducted by palliative care nurses who visit the patient depending on the arrangement and schedule. Nursing and residential homes normally offer long-stay or short-stay care, these homes are available from any area health authority, or local social services department
- Summary
Palliative care plays a major role in the lives of cancer patients. Notably, cancer is incurable and in almost all cases, patients with cancer are distressed, worried, and grieved that they will soon die. Subsequently, their loved ones are also grieved by the unfortunate event of losing their loved one II. A cancer patient who is treated well, prepared psychologically, and often communicated to, lived better in their last days. This source was very informative and comprehensive; it gave me a clear view of the effects of cancer and what cancer patients go through until they die. In addition, this source gave a lot of insight in defining the roles played by RNs, doctors, and families of cancer patients particularly in end-of-life care. Subsequently, I managed to identify all underlying issues pertaining to cancer, and cancer patients at end-of-life. With end-of-life care, both patients and their loved ones are prepared psychologically of the possible event. This study will address the importance of end-of-life care among cancer patients. End of life care nursing is of paramount importance as it supports a peaceful and dignified death. With palliative care, cancer patients are able to live longer and better for some time until they die.
- Earle, C. C., Landrum, M. B., Souza, J. M., Neville, B. A., Weeks, J. C., & Ayanian, J. Z. (2008). Aggressiveness of cancer care near the end of life: is it a quality-of-care issue?. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 26(23), 3860-3866.
According to Earle, end-of-life care provides mental, physical, social support and emotional comfort to persons dying or living with advanced illness. The study incorporated in this article can be deemed efficient and applicable to any related academic research based on the fact that the methods of data collection, the sources used and the database in which this article was retrieved is reliable. This article and the other two are related in that; they are all offer information that pertains to research in marketing and advices on ways to conduct a proficient research.
Whether at home or in a hospital, services are available to assist cancer patients, their families and friends cope with, psychological, medical, social and spiritual issues pertaining to death.
- Great Britain. (2008). End of life care. London: Stationery Office.
Considering that the nature health and end-of-life is taking a new meaning in the contemporary times, this paper evident from the topic end-of-life care was conducted to establish the definition of luxury based on a consumer perspective. In essence, this study was particularly aimed at establishing the meaning of luxury brands by closely relating the extent to which siblings interact with their siblings at end-of-life. To determine the clinical question (PICO), Great’s findings answered the four questions comprehensively giving actual figures and statistics. Additionally, a coherent intervention was used to determine the behavior of cancer patients after end-of-life care. Great’s article was very significant in my research, it was well detailed and comprehensive since gave correct statistics of cancer patients.
- Hong, W. K. (2009). Holland-Frei cancer medicine. New York: McGraw-Hill Medical. (Hong, 2009, p. 412)
According to Wright, cancer patients, who are given palliative care by RNs live longer, respond well to medicine, and their families bear with the situation better compared to cancer. Findings of the study depicted that cancer patient who is treated well, prepared psychologically, and often communicated to, lived better in their last days. This article is based on an individual’s personal experience. In this article, the author describes his career as a professor in nursing and as a researcher. He presents the value of gaining a comprehensive educational background and the merits of working alongside doctors and RNs in problematic matters at end-of-life. In essence, the author talks about the role of doctors and RNs in the hospital and the related issues pertaining to sibling interaction.
Basing on the fact that this article is written from an individual’s personal experience and that the author has well-grounded educational knowledge and skills, the information that was presented in this article is reliable and can be utilized in any related research with certainty
- Lorenz, K. A., Lynn, J., Dy, S. M., Shugarman, L. R., Wilkinson, A., Mularski, R. A., & Shekelle, P. G. (2008). Evidence for improving palliative care at the end of life: a systematic review. Annals of internal medicine, 148(2), 147- 159.
(Lorenz, 2011, p. 221) according to Lorenz, assisting cancer patients in their last stages gives them hope. Counseling cancer patients, their families, and friends would help them accept any change whether positive or negative. This article can generally be perceived as reliable and consistent with other research finding based on the fact that it presents three related scenarios that one can relate to when doing research in a nursing filed. This article is similar to the two other articles in the sense that, it advices on ways of conducting a research.
- Wright, A. A., Zhang, B., Ray, A., Mack, J. W., Trice, E., Balboni, T., & Prigerson, H. G. (2008). Associations between end-of-life discussions, patient mental health, medical care near death, and caregiver bereavement adjustment. Jama, 300(14), 1665- 1673.
(Wright, 2008, p. 212) according to Wright, end of life care should involve counseling of the friends and family of the patient. It should provide mental, physical, social support, and emotional comfort. It is evident that end of life care to cancer patients is critical as it enables them live their last days better. End of life care should involve counseling of the friends and family of the patient. Whether at home or in a hospital, services are available to assist cancer patients, their families and friends cope with, psychological, medical, social and spiritual issues pertaining to death.
- Yarbro, C. H., Wujcik, D., & Gobel, B. H. (2011). Cancer nursing: Principles and practice. Sudbury, Mass: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
Accoding to Yarbro, PICO question is efficient in determining the problem/population in the study, dying cancer patients are identified as people who need end of life care. This article was used to identify the extent to which cancer patients endure the pain in their last days. Most of the cancer patients died in better conditions compared to those who did not receive palliative care. Persons who discuss their wishes for end-of-life care with their families and friends are less stressed as they pass away. Notably, treatments and medicines cancer patients receive at the end of life, controls severe symptoms and also control pain. In every individual, the period at the end of life is different. There is a significant difference in the way in which the patients and their loved ones handled the issue.
- Conclusion
Since cancer is incurable, significant measures should be taken to ensure that these patients live better until they die. Palliative care plays a major role in the lives of cancer patients, it gives them hope and strength of seeing another day with love. End of life care can be done at home, at hospices, or at residential and nursing home depending on where the patient chooses. At home, end of life care is conducted by palliative care nurses who visit the patient depending on the arrangement and schedule. However, communication during end of life care is the key to a better life. This study has compared cancer patients who receive palliative care and those who do not receive end-of-life care in their last days. Patients who receive end-of-life care live better compared to those who do not receive palliative care. From this source, profound information was gathered about cancer and ways to manage it in all stages.
- Recommendation
Whether at home or in a hospital, services are available to assist cancer patients, their families and friends cope with, psychological, medical, social and spiritual issues pertaining to death. Care givers including; doctors, nurses, and physicians have a major role to play in ensuring that cancer patients receive palliative care. Conclusively, care givers including; doctors, nurses, and physicians have a major role to play in ensuring that cancer patients receive palliative care. End-of-life care should be considered for cancer patients whether at home, or in the hospital to enable them live longer and better in their last days.
Palliative care plays a major role in the lives of cancer patients. Despite advanced medication and early treatment, the majority of cancer patients eventually die. Seemingly, the quality of medical care that is delivered to cancer patients particularly at the End-of-life is of paramount importance. Palliative care helps patients have more control over their care by enhancing. In addition, it improves their ability to tolerate medical treatments.
References
Earle, C. C., Landrum, M. B., Souza, J. M., Neville, B. A., Weeks, J. C., & Ayanian, J. Z. (2008). Aggressiveness of cancer care near the end of life: is it a quality-of-care issue?. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 26(23), 3860-3866.
Great Britain. (2008). End of life care. London: Stationery Office.
Hong, W. K. (2009). Holland-Frei cancer medicine. New York: McGraw-Hill Medical.
Lorenz, K. A., Lynn, J., Dy, S. M., Shugarman, L. R., Wilkinson, A., Mularski, R. A., & Shekelle, P. G. (2008). Evidence for improving palliative care at the end of life: a systematic review. Annals of internal medicine, 148(2), 147-159.
Wright, A. A., Zhang, B., Ray, A., Mack, J. W., Trice, E., Balboni, T., & Prigerson, H. G. (2008). Associations between end-of-life discussions, patient mental health, medical care near death, and caregiver bereavement adjustment. Jama, 300(14), 1665- 1673.
Yarbro, C. H., Wujcik, D., & Gobel, B. H. (2011). Cancer nursing: Principles and practice. Sudbury, Mass: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
