Death and Dying, Article Review Example

Article 1: The Self-Forgiveness of Caregivers after the Death of Care Receivers Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease by George Jacinto. [Journal of Social Service Research: 2010].

Summary

The desire for self-forgiveness is a common condition of thinking among individuals who are diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease who are facing death. According to the 133 caregivers who were surveyed for the study, the need to support this particular need among their care-receivers is important especially in relation to helping the patients face death at a more specifically open process which means it is easier for them to accept their situation. Through the use of step-wise regression models, the conditional development among patients who were allowed to reconnect with their relatives before death were noted to have a better impact on accepting death more openly, with less bitterness on the lives that they have lived in the past.

Reflection

There are instances when people with ailments such as Alzheimer’s disease are considered to have lost their senses already, therefore should not be given any attention in relation to how they feel as they take on the challenge of dying. Relatively, it could be understood that this study tries to create a different path in relation to realizing the real need of dying individuals who are noted to have developed Alzheimer’s disease to be supported and allowed to go with a more open conscience through self-forgiveness. Apparently, those who die after being able to forgive themselves for the possible wrong things they believe they have encountered in life are able to accept life and death more openly thus making it easier for them to cope along with the different symptoms leading to weakness and death resulting to the easier process of assisting such patients in the institution.

Article 2: Initial Management of Bereaved Relatives Following Trauma by Richard Parris. [Journal for Trauma: 2011].

Summary

When death occurs in healthcare facilities after treatment or after traumatic conditions of being sent to the emergency department of the said institutions, there are often instances when the staff members do not know how to console the emotions of the bereaved members of the family hence increasing the possibility of distress and depression among those left by the ones who die. Understandably, this study tries to entail the process by which emergency department staff members are taught with the needed condition of providing support not only to the patient they are caring for but also for those who are supposed to be left by the said individuals after dying.

Through this study, it was noted that through giving news on death and dying to the bereaved members of the family in a more responsive manner in relation to the emotional management of the said individuals, the occurrence of trauma is lessened accordingly. This allows the bereaved members of the family to accept the situation more fully. It indicates them that ED staff members must be taught about the correct behavioral response towards the need and responsibility to support the emotional adjustment needed by the ones who are to be left by dying members of the family.

Reflection

As noted through the full context of the study, it could be observed that the modern setup of healthcare institutions need not only give attention to how patients are treated, but also on how the other members of the family are supported when death occurs. Relatively, it is through such manner of operation that the emergency departments of healthcare facilities become efficient enough to handle the situation. Notably, through applying the results of this particular research, it is assumed that dealing with trauma becomes easier to handle thus lessening the occurrence of depression.

Article 3: Strategies to Help Initiate and Maintain the End-of-Life Discussion with Patients and Family Members by Susan Clabots. [CNE Series: MEDSURG: 2012]

Summary

The need to help nurses become more effective in providing news about end-of-life situation is necessary especially when it comes to defining the role of the said healthcare providers in the industry. It could be understood that somehow, it is with this capacity that death becomes easier to understand. Most often than not, such point of incapacity makes it hard for nurses to become less able to handle the situation thus making it harder for the patients’ family members to accept and understand the situation.

Reflection

Nurses are in need of taking into consideration the wholeness of their role in the field of healthcare provision industry. The capacity to provide information regarding the death of their patients to the relatives of the said individuals makes nurses more competent in handling their role effectively. Relatively, it is through this that the wholeness of such responsibility becomes specifically reflective of their being human and being a professional in the field of healthcare both in matters of life and death. Notably, such condition increases their capacity to provide the information they are expected to handle professionally to improve the quality of life that members of dying patients are going to live with.

References

Clabots, S. (2012). Strategies to Help Initiate and Maintain the End-of-Life Discussion with Patients and Family Members. CNE Series: MEDSURG.

Jacinto, G. (2010). The Self-Forgiveness of Caregivers after the Death of Care Receivers Diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease. Journal of Social Service Research.

Parris, R. (2011). Initial Management of Bereaved Relatives Following Trauma. Journal for Trauma.