We health workers feel we have to do something. We have to take blood pressure, pulse, temperature, check peeing and pooping, and do assessments.
With approaching death, it isn’t so much doing something as it is just being there.
Emotional support, guidance for caregivers, and listening are our best tools. Addressing humanity is end of life work.
End of life work takes the focus off the disease and increases the attention on the humanity of a person. It focuses on the person that has a disease instead of the disease that the person has. I’m not saying you shouldn’t focus on the disease and its treatments. I’m saying focus on the human being that has a disease, and only THEN look at the malady.
Follow the link for the full story : https://bkbooks.com/blogs/something-to-think-about/caring-for-the-person-not-just-the-disease