Question

what does it mean to ethical accompany someone who is dying? what challenges do you think you would face in accompanying a patient that was dying? what resources might

Answer 1

Ans. Ethical accompany someone who is dying would mean the following things ---

• Take the heart and be with them.
• Talk to them, listen to them, ask them if there is anything you could help them with.
• Provide them physical comfort, emotional comfort, mental comfort, sit by them.
• Provide a keen ear to the things which they want to say, or want to finish some unfinished thing they wanted to do.
• Provide support to the family member of the patient, and asking them if you could do anything to help them.
• Express the feeling you have to share with them, thanks them to let you took care of them.
• Use comfortable words and tone to the patient and the family members to let them know about the condition, and time left with them.
• Be emphatic.

Following challenges, I think one would face accompanying the dying patient ---

• Cope up with the overwhelming mixed feelings.
• Try and make yourself strong, sitting beside the patient and seeing the tense environment around.
• To give the patient and their loved ones hope that, everything will be fine.
• Lack of support, as it is difficult watching such conditions, and not being able to help them.