Palyatif bakıma bakış ve hemşireliğin rolü

Scientific technology that has been developing in our era facilitates a big part of our life. Although technology which has been developing especially in the field of medicine aims at extending the life span, the treatments can be a challenging process for the hopeless cases. This process requires to provide some basic needs in hospital settings or in private care centres, such as providing the most appropriate care to patients and their relatives, identifying physical and psychosocial problems at an early time, and improving the quality of life. “Palliative care” or “end of life care” in other words which is needed by patients and their relatives and has been highly placed emphasis on more recently, appears as a human right. Palliative care requires to act with a multidisciplinary team approach. The health care professionals in the team are obliged to be able to evaluate the needs of patients and their relatives broadly. Especially, nurses who can keep their knowledge and skills open to continuous improvement in providing necessary care and support to patients and their relatives have an important role. Nurses are an important part of care in effective communication. The care that the patient needs due to the situation he/she is in cannot be met only by the relatives of the patients. At this point, the physical, psychological and economical problems experienced by the patient and their relatives can become a war that includes medical intervention. Nurses are obliged to be fully equipped in the face of the responsibilities imposed on them. Palliative care trainings should be given more attention in order to minimize any problems, to avoid professional motivation and to provide the best service.