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This guideline covers the clinical care of adults 18 years and over who are dying during the last 2 to 3 days of life.

Care-of-dying-patient-procedure. Place patient in a comfortable position preferably on his side and support back with pillows with head part elevated. If urinary incontinence or retention is a problem catheterisation may be needed. Warm the cooling extremities by the application of blankets and prevent draft.

Close the patients eyes and mouth. Relatives Carers Contact Information and healthcare professionals signatory information C 1 2 3 2. A terminal care management document is designed to help make consensus-based best practice palliative care possible for older people in the terminal phase of life ie they are actively dying.

Caring for the Dying Patient CDP Document Page The Care for the Dying Patient documentation has 5 core components. Attention to mouth care is essential in the dying patient and the family can be encouraged to give sips of water or moisten the patients mouth with a sponge. Comfort care is an essential part of medical care at the end of life.

It aims to improve end of life care for people in their last days of life by communicating respectfully and involving them and the people important to them in decisions and by maintaining their comfort and dignity. Care is more often aimed at maintaining comfort and dignity and relieving symptoms with minimal interference. Being aware that personal care after death is best carried out within two to four hours of the person dying.

Please see the Acknowledgements section for further information regarding this publication. See that the bedding is light in weight and when the gown is wet with perspiration should be changed. Medical Assessment M 1 4 5 3.

The physical comfort of dying patients requires thorough and regular assessment excellent nursing care and careful prescribing. Palliative care is a special care which affirms life and regards dying as a normal process neither hastens nor postpones death provides relief from pain and other distressing symptoms integrates the psychological and spiritual aspects of patient care and offers a support system to help patients. Having a standard approach based on best practice to the identification of the dying patient symptom assessment and management and care after death will contribute to improving the effectiveness safety and.