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I work with a colleague who believes that she has a duty to share her religious faith with dying people. I sometimes feel she is not respecting the patient’s privacy or boundaries, but what should I do about this?

... of the importance of spirituality in patients, families and health care professionals. Caring for dying people and their families may offer opportunities to help them find meaning, love, hope and peace...

I’m providing care to a patient who belongs to a religion that is totally unfamiliar to me. I sense that religion is very important to her, but how do I support her in her religious belief and practice?

... this when a patient’s religion is unfamiliar. A good place to begin is by gathering appropriate information about the patient’s spiritual needs. Supporting a patient’s religious faith or spirituality...

My religious beliefs and practice support me in my palliative care work.

... palliative care philosophy and practice. Clearly, you have spirituality on your radar as you care for patients and have integrated it into your practice. Your comfort in opening up conversations with...

We have a middle-aged patient who appears troubled and anxious much of the time. When he is alone, his anxiety increases almost to the point of panic. His physical symptoms are well controlled, but he seems to be suffering emotionally and, perhaps, spiritually. He does not talk easily about what he is experiencing. How can we respond to his anxiety?

When patients are uncomfortable or in distress, even though their physical symptoms are well controlled, they may be experiencing spiritual pain. Spiritual pain is often experienced in the midst of a...

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I am aware that the patient has the right to know or not to know if he or she is dying, even if the family wishes otherwise. Do you have any articles or hints on how to talk about this delicate topic with family members?

Talking about death and dying is difficult for many patients, families and health care providers. Death is not often talked about openly in society, so when faced with having to start that difficult discussion,...

We regard spirituality as an important aspect of palliative care. However, we do not have regular chaplain services in our program and so it often gets neglected. How can we broach spiritual issues with patients?

... falls within the purview of palliative care professionals in accordance with their training and comfort level. [1] The report on the 2009 Consensus Conference on Spiritual Care in Palliative Care refers...

Can you provide some guidance about oral nutrition at the end of life?

... interventions in progressive life-limiting illness, it is usually helpful to consider the hoped-for goals and whether the intervention is expected to achieve them. With feeding, there are various goals...

Can you suggest resources to support teenagers who have an ill or dying friend or family member, or who have experienced the death of someone close to them?

... Topics section of our website. This article, written by our clinical team, will give you basic information on how to reach out to teenagers who have someone close to them who is ill and dying. Our Books,...

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