DCS & HPCA – care in correctional services - Hospice Palliative ...
DCS & HPCA – care in correctional services - Hospice Palliative ...
DCS & HPCA – care in correctional services - Hospice Palliative ...
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BENEFITS OF PALLIATIVE CARE IN <strong>DCS</strong><br />
• <strong>Palliative</strong> <strong>care</strong> ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong>s quality of life by address<strong>in</strong>g physical<br />
symptoms such as pa<strong>in</strong> or nausea as well as help<strong>in</strong>g with emotional,<br />
spiritual and social needs of the term<strong>in</strong>ally ill.<br />
• The <strong>in</strong>mate population becomes more <strong>in</strong>formed on palliative <strong>care</strong>.<br />
• Improved confidence amongst health <strong>care</strong> providers.<br />
• Provision of a higher quality of comprehensive health <strong>care</strong> to the<br />
<strong>in</strong>mate patient population.<br />
• Strengthen<strong>in</strong>g relationships amongst the patients and their families<br />
as well as the multidiscipl<strong>in</strong>ary team members.