Consider the members of the interdisciplinary health care team who are responsible for the care of a person dying in a long-term care facility. Create a diagram to show the care pr... Consider the members of the interdisciplinary health care team who are responsible for the care of a person dying in a long-term care facility. Create a diagram to show the care provided by different members of the interdisciplinary health care team when integrating a palliative approach into a person's care. Use arrows to indicate the flow of information between the team and team members.
Understand the Problem
The question asks you to consider members of an interdisciplinary health care team responsible for the care of a person dying in a long-term care facility. You are required to create a diagram illustrating the care provided by different team members when integrating a palliative approach to the person's care, and to use arrows to show the flow of information between the team and team members.
Answer
The interdisciplinary team includes physicians, nurses, social workers, therapists, dietitians, pharmacists, and chaplains. They provide medical, emotional, and spiritual support, ensuring comprehensive palliative care through consistent communication.
An interdisciplinary healthcare team in a long-term care facility includes physicians, nurses, social workers, therapists, dietitians, pharmacists, and chaplains. Each contributes specialized care, such as medical management, emotional support, symptom relief, and spiritual care, with communication flowing between all members to ensure holistic palliative care for the dying person.
Answer for screen readers
An interdisciplinary healthcare team in a long-term care facility includes physicians, nurses, social workers, therapists, dietitians, pharmacists, and chaplains. Each contributes specialized care, such as medical management, emotional support, symptom relief, and spiritual care, with communication flowing between all members to ensure holistic palliative care for the dying person.
More Information
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality emphasizes that the best way to deliver palliative care is through an interdisciplinary team approach. Palliative care focuses on providing relief from the symptoms and stress of a serious illness with the goal to improve quality of life for both the patient and the family.
Tips
A common mistake is to focus on one member of the team, when it should show a network of information and care.
Sources
- Interdisciplinary Team Member Perspectives of How Patients with - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Integrating Palliative Care: Roles in Interdisciplinary Team - coursehero.com
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