End of life: the Four Main Community Nurses Roles in Advance Care Planning (ACP) for the Good Death of the Elderly
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Role of Community Nurses, Advance Care Planning, Peaceful DeathAbstract
The deterioration of our body with age causes physical, mental, social and spiritual changes, so at the final phase of life, the elderly persons have health problems and illnesses. Community nurses are the health professionals who work closely with the elderly. This academic article aimed to describe the 4 main roles of community nurses in advance care planning (ACP) for the elderly. Community nurses should: 1) provide knowledge, understanding, and counselling to elderly people and their families regarding mortality, 2) initiate a self-care plan for the good death of the elderly in the community, 3) educate the elderly accordingly with the right to die well under the 2007 National Health Act to help seniors and their families planning their own physical, mental and spiritual care in advance, and 4) work under the dynamics of the community. It is important to understand, and drive procedures that are appropriate to the context of the community in all dimensions of health, in order to improve the quality of life of elderly people and their families in the late stages of life, accordingly with the expression of the will of the elderly.
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