A palliative care nurse in Germany has been sentenced to life in prison after he was convicted of the murder of 10 patients and the attempted murder of 27 others.
Prosecutors alleged that the man, who has not been publicly named, injected his mostly elderly patients with painkillers or sedatives in an effort to ease his workload during shifts overnight.
When I’m in palliative care, go ahead and murder me tbh.
I think you mean hospice care. Otherwise, if you get in a bad car accident tomorrow you are requesting your nurse to kill you even if you are expected to recover.
I have also worked adjacent to hospice care and you would be surprised that people do recover from hospice care as well.
Palliative care is care for the terminally ill. You’re not recovering from that, although actual longevity can vary widely from doctor’s estimates.
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No, that is hospice care.
Palliative care can be provided at any stage of a serious illness alongside curative treatments to manage symptoms, while hospice care is a specific type of palliative care for patients with a life expectancy of six months or less who have stopped curative treatments and are focused on comfort.
Literally provided the definition from the NHS. So perhaps it is different in your country but even googling doesn’t align with your definition.
I read it. See below.
"Palliative care is defined by the World Health Organisation as an approach that improves the quality of life of patients (adults and children) and their families who are facing problems associated with life-limiting illness, usually progressive. It prevents and relieves suffering through the early identification, correct assessment and treatment of pain and other problems whether physical, psychosocial or spiritual.
In England, the term ‘end of life care’ refers to the last year of life."
So it is exactly what I said. Something something reading comprehension.
My cursory googling of definitions does not align with yours. Palliative seems to lean toward terminal illnesses, and your definition is largely only seen/used in the united states.
Fair enough, I worked adjacent with Hospice as a Care Coordinator for seniors. I am from Alaska so that is probably the difference. Cheers!
Palliative is essentially “we can’t do anything, we’ll make you comfortable”. It is NOT used for someone expecting to recover. I’m not why you think “hospice” nd “palliative” are mutually exclusive.
Not sure where you are getting this from. In the US and UK it does not mean you are dying, in fact you are still getting treatment. In the US this is termed as hospice care which is a part of palliative care when you are expected to die soon.
I looked it up in the UK and they call it end-of-life care which is also a form of palliative care.
I was a care coordinator for many years and I employed many personal care assistants that were trained by hospice nurses.
I received my fair share of employees calling balling their eyes out because their elder had passed away. I also have had the privilege of being there with several people who passed away.
I am from the Uk and it does mean you’re dying. I literally provided information from the National Health Service.
From NHS
"Palliative care is defined by the World Health Organisation as an approach that improves the quality of life of patients (adults and children) and their families who are facing problems associated with life-limiting illness, usually progressive. It prevents and relieves suffering through the early identification, correct assessment and treatment of pain and other problems whether physical, psychosocial or spiritual.
In England, the term ‘end of life care’ refers to the last year of life."
That’s is not what is says.