Question 1:
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) definition of palliative care states that ‘palliative care’ is applicable early in the course of illness, in conjunction with other therapies that are intended to prolong life, such as chemotherapy or radiation therapy, and includes those investigations needed to better understand and manage distressing clinical complications’.
How does the WHO palliative care definition fit with your understanding of palliative care?
Question 2:
Some commentators argue that modern western society is ‘death denying’ or ‘death avoiding’.
Discuss 2 examples to support either point of view:
Support this argument; or
Contradict this argument.
Question 3:
Identify and discuss some of the reasons why individuals respond differently when diagnosed with a life-limiting illness.
Question 4:
Identify and explain specific strategies that are used to:
Assess spiritual issues
Provide spiritual care to people with life-limiting illnesses.
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