Carmencita Abaquin Flashcards
— are the nursing interventions provided to address the multidimensional problems of cancer patients that can be given in any setting where patients choose to be confined.
PREPARE ME
To develop interventions that can address the needs of patients with advanced progressive cancer especially those concerning the ability to be in control and maintaining their dignity.
Prepare Me Theory
— being with another person during the times of need (therapeutic communication, active listening, and touch).
Presence
— recall of past experiences, feelings and thoughts to facilitate adaptation to present circumstances.
Reminisce Therapy
— Breathing – techniques to decrease undesirable signs and symptoms such as pain, muscle tension, and anxiety.
Relaxation
focusing on an image or thought to facilitate inner sight which helps establish connection and relationship with God.
Meditation
– assisting individual to clarify his own values about health and illness in order to facilitate effective decision making skills.
Values Clarification
— is a multifaceted construct that encompasses the individual’s capacity and abilities with an aim of enriching life when it cannot longer be prolonged.
Quality of Life