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Palliative and End -of-Life Care: Caring with Confidence
Both terms 'palliative care' and 'end of life care', focus is on enhancing quality of life, prioritising comfort and ensuring dignity for those facing life limiting illnesses. This approach shifts the focus from inevitable death to a focus on how one wants to live fully and meaningful and have confidence in their personal choices. The key question becomes, "how do you want to live"? this framework empowers the individual to define what matters most, whether it's spending time with loved ones, pursuing cherished activities or finding solace.
- Caring with confidence in essence is about building trust with compassionate caregivers, creating individualised care plans and honouring the individual's autonomy
- Palliative care provides holistic support, addressing physical, emotional and social and spiritual needs. The emphasis of pain and symptom management is a form of care that is delivered alongside curative treatments and is a forever evolving as priorities change.
- End of Life care is one component of palliative care, and assists the individual navigate their final stages with dignity and empathy.
SA Health Nursing and Midwifery Strategic Directions 2023- 2026: Priority - CARE
Australian Commission of Safety and Quality in Health Care:
Delivering and Supporting Comprehensive End- of- Life Care: a user's guide