The goal of palliative care is to improve the quality of a person’s life by relieving suffering. Palliative care “is specialized medical care for people with serious illnesses. It focuses on providing patients with relief from the symptoms, pain, and stress of a serious illness, no matter what the diagnosis or prognosis is. (Palliative Care, 2011)
Is Palliative Care Right For You?
The link below will take you to a quiz that helps you answer the question “is palliative care right for you”? It is a short quiz that consists of four questions.
http://www.getpalliativecare.org/rightforyou
Here is a brief YouTube video regarding palliative care. It discusses palliative care, and the importance of getting palliative care involved early with a plan of care. This video shows a patient who has been diagnosed with lung cancer. It also discusses the difference between palliative care and hospice care.
http://www.getpalliativecare.org/videos/XHtHXGhTIC4
Reference:
What is Palliative Care. (2011). Retrieved from http://www.getpalliativecare.org/.
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