My views on hospice care are that if a patient is nearing the end of their life My view on Hospice Carethen they should be able to enjoy that time the way they want to. If that means eating steak and lobster, or enjoying a good cigar, or maybe going to the beach, then they should be allowed to do so.

One of my friends who is an RN told me a story about a patient she had many years ago. She said he was terminal and only had a short time to live. The patient only wanted to go home, sit in his rocking chair on his front porch and smoke cigarettes until he died. The doctors wanted him in the hospital where he couldn’t do any of these things. His nurse arranged a private room for him with a balcony, had his rocking chair from home brought in and let him smoke outside on the balcony until he was too ill to sit up.

Now, I want to make it quite clear that I do not smoke and that I think it is very unhealthy. But I am not going to judge anyone who does smoke. That is they way nursing care should be. All about the patient and their needs.

Question, concerns or Comments? I would love to hear from you!

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