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End-of-life cardiac careACTIVITY 1
Learning objective: Identify the possible need for palliative care in patients with heart failure.
Activity: Explain how palliative care may affect the quality of life of patients with end-stage heart failure. Consider a holistic approach towards both patients and their carers.
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End-of-life cardiac careACTIVITY 2
Learning objective: Explain the importance of effective communication in the treatment of end-stage heart failure.
Activity: Using a patient from your own clinical practice, reflect on the experiences involving communication skills. This should incorporate both negative and positive outcomes.
rESPONSEBegin your response here.
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End-of-life cardiac careACTIVITY 3
Learning objective: : Identify behaviours that facilitate communication.
Activity Reflect on a recent interaction with a patient in your care and discuss the facilitating behaviours you used and their outcome.
RESPONSEBegin your response here.
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End-of-life cardiac careACTIVITY 4
Learning objective: Identify styles that block communication.
Activity: Reflect on a recent interaction with a patient in your care and discuss any blocking behaviours you might have used and their outcome.
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End-of-life cardiac careFULL REFERENCE LIST
Department of Health (2003) Building on the Best: Choice, Responsiveness and Equity in the NHS. London: The Stationery Office.
Department of Health (2000a) National Service Framework for Coronary Heart Disease. London: The Stationery Office.
Department of Health (2000b) The NHS Plan: A Plan for Investment, A Plan for Reform. London: The Stationery Office.
Department of Health (2000c) The NHS Cancer Plan: A Plan for Investment, A Plan for Reform. London: The Stationery Office.
Ellershaw, J., Ward, C. (2003) Care of the dying patient: the last hours or days of life. British Medical Journal; 326: 30-34.
Felder, B.E. (2004) Hope and coping in patients with cancer diagnoses. Cancer Nursing; 27: 4, 320-324.
Gibbs, R. et al (2002) Living with and dying from heart failure: the role of palliative care. Heart; 88: Suppl II, ii36-ii39.
Horne, G., Payne, S. (2004) Removing the boundaries: palliative care for patients with heart failure. Palliative Medicine; 18: 4, 291-296.
Jolly, L. (2002) The role of the specialist nurse. Heart; 88: Supplement II, ii33-ii35.
Lang, F. et al (2000) Clues to patients’ explanations and concerns about their illness. A call for active listening. Archives of Family Medicine; 9: 3, 222-227.
Maguire, P., Pitceathly, C. (2003) Managing the difficult consultation. Clinical Medicine; 3: 6,532-537.
McCarthy, M. et al (1997) Communication and choice in dying from heart disease. Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine; 90: 128-131.
NICE (2003) Chronic Heart Failure: Management of Chronic Heart Failure in Adults in Primary and Secondary Care. London: NICE.
Rogers, A. et al (2000) Knowledge and communication difficulties for patients with chronic heart failure: qualitative study. British Medical Journal; 321: 7261, 605-607.
Rustoen, T., Wikland, I. (2000) Hope in newly diagnosed patients with cancer. Cancer Nursing; 23: 1, 214-219.
Willems, D. et al (2004) Thoughts of patients with advanced heart failure on dying. Palliative Medicine; 18: 6, 564-572.
Willems, D. et al (2006) Patient work in end-stage heart failure: a prospective longitudinal multiple case study. Palliative Medicine; 20: 1, 25-33.
Wotton, K. et al (2005) When all else has failed: Nurses’ perception of factors influencing palliative care for patients with end-stage heart failure. Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing; 20: 1, 18-25.
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