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Palliative Care-USA Today Report
Palliative care is a philosophy of care—a holistic, systematic approach to treating physical symptoms of people with life-limiting illnesses. The real truth is that Palliative care focuses on quality of life as defined by the individual.
The interdisciplinary Palliative care team usually includes a nurse practitioner, a chaplain, a social worker and a psychologist. All work with the physicians and specialists treating the patient. Other professionals are also called upon. They may include a pharmacist, a dietitian, physical and occupational therapists, trained volunteers and a bereavement counselor.
“Our responsibility as caregivers is to make people better when we can and to relieve their suffering when we can’t”, according to Dr. John Goodill, director of pain management …
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