Palliative can be a really emotional moment for both the patient and the patient’s family as they go through this phase in their life. Most often enough, emotions are high as the patient undergoes their trying moment, and their family being beside them.
As tackled before, Palliative care is a type of home care that focuses on taking care of a patient with a terminal illness. This type of care provides support, comfort, and assistance as the patient receives treatment of their illness. In Palliative care, patients are assisted by caregivers in order to manage their pain through their terminal illness.
During Palliative care, the carer carries out their duties in order to manage the pain that the patient might be experiencing. First, the carer evaluates the pain, where it might be, when it happens and how much pain it is. And from then, the carer will find a way to relieve the pain.
Palliative care can also transition into hospice care, if the health professionals believe that the treatments are ineffective and the person is likely to pass away. This will typically be done when the patient has six months or less to live.
Though, when we talk about “Pain” we don’t simply just talk about physical pain. Carers are also expected to manage through the emotional pain the patient may have. A patient who is still going through the motions will have some feelings over their condition.
While physical pain can be manageable through medications or other solutions, emotional pain might be the most difficult thing that a carer has to deal with, as this may stem for a couple of reasons.
This is adding to the fact that carers may also have to be the ones to bring over the bad news incase push comes to shove. However, despite this, carers are expected to carry through their duties providing emotional support to patients in palliative care.