Explain what a palliative approach means for care and use an example to support your answer.
PALLIATIVE CARE:-
- It is specialized medical care for people with serious
illness.
- Palliative care focused on providing relief from the symptoms and
stress of a serious illness and thus improve quality of life for
both the patient and the family.
Example-Mrs J is diagnosed with breast cancer and is recommended
to start chemotherapy and radiation treatments.
- Mrs J knows that chemotherapy can make her feel horrible and
radiation can be painful.
- She is referred to a palliative care program for symptom
management relief and management.
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