Nursing Care for the Terminal Breast Cancer Patient Community

Running Head: PROVIDING END CARE Terminal Breast Cancer Patient Community Nurse Care A. Perception about Quality of Life and Health Promotion A nurses or caregivers own perception will certainly affect the care she will provide to a dying patient. She needs to accept that death is a certainty and, therefore, unavoidable. But the kind or manner of death one will go through is not certain and can thus be controlled (Hess, 2009). Statistics say that at least half of all American adults die a bad death. A bad death is characterized by needless suffering, some form of dishonor, a lack of decency and treatments, which are senseless, unwanted and costly. Moreover, other issues swarm the situation of the dying patient. If the nurse approaches the patient and his condition with a realistic but positive perception about the quality of life and health, she will definitely contribute much to his achieving a good death. A good death is achieved when it is devoid of all avoidable suffering and hurt for the patient, his family and his caregivers. It occurs according to his wishes a nd his familys. And it transpires according to clinical, cultural and ethical norms (Hess). The nurse is at ease with reality. She brings this inner composure and attitude to the side of the patient and exudes it in the care she provides. This attitude enables her to maximize the opportunities for a good death (Hess, 2009). It enables her to see the entire situation in an objective way. She realizesShow MoreRelatedFamily Nursing Essay825 Words   |  4 PagesFamily nursing is not all about patient centered care, it is focused on the needs of the family as a whole (Nursing theory). The main goal for family nursing is to improve any health concerns by assessing the needs,problems,influences, and strentghs of the family (Journal of nursing). There are four four types of approaches to family nursing. 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