Palliative symptom control
NCLEX-RN glossary · Basic Care And Comfort
Definition
A surveillance strategy that shifts focus from curative monitoring to the management of distressing end-of-life cues such as pain, dyspnea, and terminal secretions.
Palliative symptom control in plain English
Changes the nursing burden to prioritizing quality-of-life and dignity, ensuring the prevention of suffering in the final stages of life. The tempting mistake is prioritizing strict, life-prolonging diagnostic tests or rigid intake and output charting over immediate comfort-based interventions for a terminal client.
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