{"id":2799,"date":"2021-08-27T07:45:08","date_gmt":"2021-08-27T07:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matrixbricks.us\/suncrest\/?p=2799"},"modified":"2024-09-23T06:53:31","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T06:53:31","slug":"what-is-readiness-to-die-hospice-nurses-give-their-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matrixbricks.us\/suncrest\/what-is-readiness-to-die-hospice-nurses-give-their-perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is Readiness to Die? Hospice Nurses Give Their Perspective."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Death is part of life everywhere, but especially so in hospice. <a href=\"https:\/\/matrixbricks.us\/suncrest\/hospice\/\">In hospice<\/a>, the focus is often around how much time a patient has left. Family members and friends may become reluctant to leave the patient\u2019s bedside for fear they will miss their last moments of life. Is the patient ready to die? And what is readiness to die? The hospice nurses at <a href=\"https:\/\/matrixbricks.us\/suncrest\/\">Suncrest Home Health and Hospice<\/a> of Fremont give their perspective.<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9282 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/matrixbricks.us\/suncrest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/hospice-care-3.webp\" alt=\"hospice care\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/matrixbricks.us\/suncrest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/hospice-care-3.webp 1000w, https:\/\/matrixbricks.us\/suncrest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/hospice-care-3-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/matrixbricks.us\/suncrest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/hospice-care-3-79x53.webp 79w, https:\/\/matrixbricks.us\/suncrest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/hospice-care-3-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/matrixbricks.us\/suncrest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/hospice-care-3-900x600.webp 900w, https:\/\/matrixbricks.us\/suncrest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/hospice-care-3-675x450.webp 675w, https:\/\/matrixbricks.us\/suncrest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/hospice-care-3-24x16.webp 24w, https:\/\/matrixbricks.us\/suncrest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/hospice-care-3-36x24.webp 36w, https:\/\/matrixbricks.us\/suncrest\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/hospice-care-3-48x32.webp 48w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>Readiness to Die<\/h2>\n<p>Academic research has determined that each person, their health and their state of mind can be categorized in one of the following four ways:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Patient is not ready to die, but their body is.<\/li>\n<li>Patient is not ready to die, and their body is not either.<\/li>\n<li>Patient is ready to die, but their body is not.<\/li>\n<li>Patient is ready to die, and their body is as well.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Two of these scenarios make for a peaceful coupling; the other two present difficulties. In order to provide the best care, our hospice team works hard to determine each patient\u2019s status as their condition progresses.<\/p>\n<h2>Physical Readiness<\/h2>\n<p>Those nearing death will sometimes speak of their bodies as if they are separate from themselves \u2014 different entities that are not under their control.<\/p>\n<p>We can see this in other medical and health care situations as well. A couple wants to have a baby, but their bodies do not cooperate. Athletes want to win the game, but their bodies may be too beaten to perform. Those suffering from painful, limiting conditions such as arthritis, fibromyalgia and sickle cell anemia sometimes say their bodies are working against them.<\/p>\n<h2>5 Stages of Grief<\/h2>\n<p>Oftentimes patients are maneuvering through the <a href=\"https:\/\/matrixbricks.us\/suncrest\/the-5-stages-of-grief-in-hospice-care\/\">five stages of grief<\/a> as death nears. These include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Denial<\/li>\n<li>Anger<\/li>\n<li>Bargaining<\/li>\n<li>Depression<\/li>\n<li>Acceptance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Patients can be anywhere within these stages as their body continues to weaken. This concept is generally thought of as \u201cfighting\u201d death, but as we all know, death is more than just a state of mind, and it may come in the absence of readiness.<\/p>\n<h2>Helping to Pave the Way for a Smooth Transition<\/h2>\n<p>As a team of hospice workers, determining at what stage of grief or readiness to die a patient is in informs our care strategies. Death is an experience we all must go through. We may be ready, or we may not be ready.<\/p>\n<p>At Suncrest Home Health and Hospice, our goal is to make the experience of dying as easy for our patients as possible. We help ensure it is pain-free. But more than that, we also try to make the transition as peaceful as possible. And the more we know about the patient and their degree of readiness to die, the better our hospice nurses can help prepare them.<\/p>\n<p>For more information about hospice care, readiness to die or the five stage of grief, contact the team at <a href=\"\/\">Suncrest Home Health and Hospice<\/a> of Fremont today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Death is part of life everywhere, but especially so in hospice. In hospice, the focus is often around how much time a patient has left. 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