Describe how to teach patients with life-threatening illnesses. Explain the impact end-of-life teaching is believed to have. Explain how the change in patient status changes the approach to patient education.

The Discussion of Death and Dying and the Impact It Carries for All

The importance of the discussion of dying is primarily tracked by patients’ needs to manage time correctly, to make the necessary arrangements, and to stay close to families. This way, clinicians not only follow the professional ethics, but consider the needs of caregivers, relatives, and others involved in care delivery.

Teaching a Patient with a Life-Threatening Illness

When providing teaching, the focus should be made on maintaining hope and bringing the evidence of the positive outcomes of treatment. Doctor’s objective is to help a patient to discover opportunities to hold onto (Bujnowska-Fedak & Pirogowicz, 2014). Moral support, in this case, often means more than the surgery itself.

References

Beauchamp, M. B., & Barnes, D. C. (2015). Delighting baby boomers and millennials: Factors that matter most. Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice, 23(3), 338-350.

Bujnowska-Fedak, M. M., & Pirogowicz, I. (2014). Support for e-health services among elderly primary care patients. Telemedicine and E-Health, 20(8), 696-704.

Goldman, J., Reeves, S., Wu, R., Silver, I., MacMillan, K., & Kitto, S. (2015). Medical residents and interprofessional interactions in discharge: An ethnographic exploration of factors that affect negotiation. Journal of General Internal Medicine, 30(10), 1454-1460.

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