Tutorial 5 Flashcards
what is PNEONY2?
predictor of risk of admission
what are the 4 parkes stages of adjustment?
numbness
searching
depression
recovery
what tool is used in the monitoring of a palliative patient?
palliative performance scale
give some examples of terminal illnesses?
cancer CF MS huntingtons dementia parkinsons HIV heart or liver failure COPD
what tool would be used to determine if someone required palliative care?
supportive and palliative care indictor tool
state some features of a good death?
surrounded by family dies at home dies with no pain personal issues resolved death as personal growth honesty from doctors without excessive medical intervention
what are the stages of grief?
shock denial bargaining anger depression acceptance
what is the purpose of palliative performance scale?
excellent communicator tool about functional level
prognostic factor
criteria for work load assessment
state some of the palliative MDT?
Macmillan nurses marie curie nurses psychologist CLAN religious groups
state some emotional reactions to bad news ?
sadness shock denial anger guilt fear acceptance relief
what is the palliative performance scale if the person is mostly lying or sitting?
50%
what is the palliative performance scale if the person is just sipping on fluid?
20%
what is involved in palliative care?
relief pain
optimise QoL
regards dying as a normal process
offers support system
