Provide support to people with dementia and deliver care services using a palliative approach 1. Describe what a holistic approach to palliative care means 2. Discuss how you would respect and support...

Provide support to people with dementia and deliver care services using a palliative approach

1.    Describe what a holistic approach to palliative care means
2.    Discuss how you would respect and support the resident/client, and their family to express their changing needs and preferences and how would you report this to your supervisor?
3.    Discuss how you can respond to a resident/clients signs of pain and other symptoms.
4.    Discuss two pain assessment tools
5.    What are some of the ways that you can provide a supportive environment to ensure that all involved can share information about resident/clients changing needs and preferences?
6.    Choose a culture and discuss their spiritual and religious preferences in relation to death and dying, and how would you encourage them to discuss their preferences
7.    How would you provide empathy and emotional support to residents/clients and families throughout the end of life and following death?
8.    What steps are involved in following end of life care strategies?
9.    List three physical and three psychological symptoms that may indicate a carer is feeling stress
10.    Who would you discuss any misconceptions in regards to the use of pain relief?
11.    How can you maintain the dignity of your clients/residents immediately following their death?
12.    How can you manage your own emotional responses and ethical issues and who would you raise these issues with?
13.    What are some of the ways you can ensure you look after yourself emotionally when working with people with dementia and in a palliative environment?
14.    What are some of the emotional effects for someone who has been diagnosed with a life threating or life limiting illness?

15.    Describe what is pain relief and comfort promotion
16.    List three things that you need to consider in relation to hydration and nutrition when caring for someone palliative?
17.    Do you think any of the legal and ethical considerations change such as dignity of   risk, duty of care, human rights, privacy, confidentiality, disclosure and work role   boundaries when delivering palliative care?

a.    If yes then please explain why

b.    No then please explain why?
18.    What symptoms and signs could be present immediately before death (within hours or days)?
19.    What are the five major needs for a person affected by dementia that relate to person centered practice?