Articles: palliative-care.
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Medical interpreters are the primary facilitators of effective communication between clinical providers and patients with limited English proficiency. They can assist in managing complex meetings in which patients, families, and clinicians decide on next steps in care. ⋯ Rather than using an interpreter as a language tool, this article encourages PC clinicians to cultivate a partnership with the interpreter as a team member. We describe 10 tips for effective partnering with interpreters: the importance of including the interpreters in preencounter huddles and post-encounter debriefs, agreeing on strategies for interpreting "untranslatable" words and managing the encounters, using the "teach back" method to ensure understanding, acknowledging interpreters as cultural mediators, understanding the potential emotional impact of family meetings on interpreters, and enhancing follow-up with the PC team by providing contact information for PC staff to patients.
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Palliative medicine · Sep 2022
Case ReportsA peripheral opioid antagonist for treating urinary retention induced by opioids: A case report.
Urinary retention is a poorly studied opioid-related adverse effect. There is a paucity of data regarding the treatment of such disturbance in patients with advanced cancer receiving opioids. ⋯ In this case report, the effect of the peripheral opioid antagonist was prompt and long-lasting. Future studies of this neglected adverse effect of opioids should be performed to confirm this observation.
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African health sciences · Sep 2022
The Knowledge of Palliative Care among Geriatric Home Staff in Jordan.
Palliative care in nursing homes (NHS) is a major challenge, because it gives the demands of the knowledge and skills of nursing staff to provide high-quality care. ⋯ Education for nursing staff needs to be enhanced to address the specific knowledge gaps. Additional studies with large sample size recommended to explore the effect of educational programs in regard of palliative care in nursing homes.