NRS 434 week 5 topic 2
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End-of-life care becomes an issue at some point for elderly clients. Even with the
emergence of palliative care programs and hospice programs, the majority of
elderly people do not die in their own home as is their preference. What are the
reasons for this trend? Discuss what you can do as a nurse to support your clients
in end-of-life care and in supporting their desires. Support your response with
evidence-based literature.
According to the CDC the numbers for the number of deaths in the hospital has
actually decreased over the years but in 2010 there was still an astonishing
700,000 patients that died in the hospital and of those deaths a quarter of them
were over the age of 85 (Hall, 2013). And in another study it showed that while
approximately 80% of Americans do desire to die...