HOSPICE

I asked few of my friends about Hospice , but no 1 know about it .I hope you all will find it intresting.This was the topic of my lecture class today i am just pasting some of important points here .

what is hospice ??

.Hospice is a special concept of care designed to provide comfort and support to patients and their families when a life-limiting illness no longer responds to cure-oriented treatments.

.Hospice care neither prolongs life nor hastens death. Hospice staff and volunteers offer a specialized knowledge of medical care, including pain management.

.The goal of hospice care is to improve the quality of a patient's last days by offering comfort and dignity.

.Hospice care is provided by a team-oriented group of specially trained professionals, volunteers and family members.

.Hospice deals with the emotional, social and spiritual impact of the disease on the patient and the patient's family and friends.

.Hospice offers a variety of bereavement and counseling services to families before and after a patient's death.

.Hospice addresses all symptoms of a disease, with a special emphasis on controlling a patient's pain and discomfort.

History ::::
The word "hospice" stems from the Latin word "hospitium" meaning guesthouse. It was originally used to describe a place of shelter for weary and sick travelers returning from religious pilgrimages.

Hospice is the "something more" that can be done for the patient and the family when the illness cannot be cured. It is a concept based on comfort-oriented care. Referral into hospice is a movement into another mode of therapy, which may be more appropriate for terminal care.

Hospice care is special because families and friends are able to offer critical support while a patient experiences the very difficult process of dying. However, the terminally ill often feel a sense of abandonment when they choose hospice, because the loved ones who should be supporting the dying are not sure of how to express themselves.

Hospice care is a choice you make to enhance life for a dying person. A person with a terminal disease may choose to die at home with the support of family, friends, and caring professionals. Hospice care emphasizes comfort measures and counseling to provide social, spiritual and physical support to the dying patient and his or her family. All hospice care is under professional medical supervision.Traditional care emphasizes the use of medical interventions, hospitalization and drugs to cure or control disease. Traditional care may involve aggressive and expensive high-tech medicine. The traditional approach is appropriate, when cure is possible. It may also be the choice, when cure is not possible.The physical pain comming from a terminal illness may be frightening and hospice have the skills to permit persons to live a pain-free ,comfortable and as full a life as possible.It aslo provide social and spiritual support for the patients and family which includes personal care , nutrition , counseling , grief counseling and help with funeral arrangments.

Hospice is being practiced in all europian countries n also in United States.I am not sure its in India aslo . But this is really nice way of treating our loving 1 , who dont have any survival chances by giving them a house environment in the last stage.

I just wanted to give the imformation about Hospice to them who never heard about it, hope you all liked it .

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