What Is Palliative Care?
Reviewed: Dr. Gromatzky
10. Patient Focused
In conclusion, palliative care is about meeting the needs and the wants of the patient. For this reason, palliative care is designed to focus on the patient, so that the care givers provide supportive care.
To achieve this, the patient and the family may need to have an exhaustive discussion with the palliative care specialist about the expectations of the family and patient. This will help the team to meet these expectations.
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