What does ‘providing presence’ mean in the context of nursing
need in text citation and references as well, book is Fundamental of nursing, Crisp & Taylor and some of the google search
Q1: Provide a definition of health and discuss what a ‘holistic view of health is’.
A1: Holistic view of health is assessment that include physical assessment, mental assessment, socio-economical assessment and spiritual assessment.
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Q2: What subjective and objective information would you obtain when conducting a holistic assessment of a palliative client and what tools (equipment and written would be used in this process? (put the answer under two headings)
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Subjective:
Objective :
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Q3: Research: ‘Palliative Care Australia Standards’ and list the guiding Principles/characteristics from these standards and briefly explain each. There are 13 of these
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Q4: Source the ‘Standards for Providing Quality Palliative Care for all Australians’ (as above)and state which standard addresses the area of:
• Respect.
• Holistic care.
• Unique needs, comfort and dignity of the client are recognised.
• Assessment and care planning is undertaken that enables care is unique to and the wishes of the client, their caregiver(s) and family.
(Palliative Care Australia, 1999)
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Q5: Any health provider organisation that you work for will have policies and procedures.
What are your responsibilities in relation to the policies and procedures (How will these influence your practice as an EN endorsed)?
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Q6: We need to be able to provide the best care for our clients, to do this we need to have an understanding of ‘caring’. What is the benefit of ‘knowing your client’?
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Q7: What does ‘providing presence’ mean in the context of nursing and why would it be important in nursing a palliative care client and their family?
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