END OF LIFE CARE AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT

This paper revolves around the central theme of the management of pain and symptom in which you have to discuss in detail the most general features of symptom control. Moreover, explain the principles of symptom management by giving solid facts.

Instructions 

END OF LIFE CARE AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT

The management of pain and symptom is very important in the end of life care. To patients, regardless of care setting, the decline in their health can be very frightening and they look to their carers to help them through this period. Moreover, symptom control envelopes a variety of intricate aspects among which you have to discuss the most common ones those are:

• pain
• agitation
• nausea and vomiting
• breathlessness
• excessive respiratory secretions.
• lack of appetite
• constipation
• hope and hopelessness
• confusion.

In addition to this, explain the principles of symptom management as well.