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Advocating For Patients in Palliative Care Center

Naomie Trofort

The global pandemic that started in December 2019 has put a big burden on many health institutions. The people suffering from NCDs especially have to be more careful and prepared to fight with the disease. The department of palliative care nurses has been at the forefront because their patients are critical and must be kept safe. The palliative care patients especially those at home require regular check-ups and visits by the patient advocates. The pandemic however has brought a lot of complications and nurses have been advised to make use of telephonic visits to avoid the spread. The life required by the patients with the near end of life illnesses is of high quality together with their families. The role of the patient advocates is crucial as it is discussed for both the patients and their families. The various nurses also require working in coordination to make the patient and their family feel safe. All this is explicitly discussed in this paper. The paper discusses the best way to accommodate that death is inevitable and make peace with it. The paper intends to evaluate the disadvantages of using telephonic visits in checking up on the patient and what could be done to make it better. The new guidelines for curbing the disease have to be implemented to avoid exposing the patients to the COVID-19 Virus. The paper is also adamant in discussions about the important aspects to consider as a palliative nurse in maintaining and supporting the lives of people with a major disease. The patients of COPD are among the most vulnerable in the middle of the pandemic and thus this issue is also tackled in the paper.