Reference no: EM134017718

Assignment:

You are working in a residential aged care facility and nursing a 74 year old client who is in the advanced stages of breast cancer - she is not expected to live longer than 6 months. She has developed a malignant wound causing both pain and strong malodour, the latter of which is particularly distressing to the client.

Answer the following questions with references to each answer.

1. According to the national palliative care standards how can you ensure that your patient's assessments of needs are being met?

2. How is the End-of-Life Directions for Aged Care dashboard (ELDAC) used to support a palliative approach in aged care?

3. The client is from a different culture and religion to your own, and you have not worked with other clients from this culture in the past.
What are 2 ways in which the client's culture and religion may affect the care you provide to the client and his family? And what are 2 methods you might use to find out this information?

4. How can you help support the client's nutritional status? And which specialist would you involve when doing this?

5. As the client's condition has deteriorated, her appetite and thirst have decreased. One of the client's family members is trying unsuccessfully to get the client to drink some water and asks you if IV therapy can be provided to help prevent the client becoming dehydrated.

What will you say to the family member?

6. As the client deteriorates, she increasingly demonstrates signs of depression.

Is this behavior a normal part of the grieving process? And how would you support the client?

7. The client is now showing signs of confusion and restlessness. What are you going to assess her for? and provide 2 strategies to manage these symptoms.

Answer all questions with references.