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What challenges do you think you would face in accompanying a patient that was dying?
It is really difficult to address the physical as well as mental challenges of a dying patient.
They may experience physical pain and a dying person can be uncomfortable because of:
Address patient problem s and try to reduce it.
A dying patient may be really depressed due to his end days of life and they may be helpless and may feel hopelessness.
Another challenges which they face is the loss of dignity.
Explaining about the end hours to the relatives is really hard and there are many intense emotions from patient as well as relatives.
There are various concern related to different religions , so it is essential to addres different spiritual needs.
Provide comfortable, calm and quiet atmosphere to the patient.
Personal discomfort with dying and death.
Challenges while addressing the cultural needs of the patient.