Question

Fatigue 

19. the person you are caring for has a PPS of 40% and is very fatigued, what comfort strategies can you suggest that might help them have the energy to accomplish their priority activities? Complete the table below. 

How you might prevent fatigue.

What you might ask a dying person to better understand their needs. 

Comfort measures that might be helpful. 

Mouth Discomfort 

20. Complete the table below. 

What you might observe if a person has a dry mouth 

what you might ask a dying person to better understand their needs 

Comfort measures that might be helpful

Answer 1

How you might prevent fatigue.	what you might ask a dying person to better understand their needs.	Comfort measures that would be helpful.
1. Avoiding rest and sleep frequently	1. Ask the person to actively increase the activity to avoid feeling of psychologically inactive.	1.Divert the mind of the person by engaging to avoid depression which makes to feel fatigue.
2. Adequate time and rest can be provided only when needed , which is necessary to understand the process of dying.	2. Explain about the process of dying and the reason for fatigue.	2. Provide rest with pleasant music or devotional and spiritual messages
3. Make client to visit any places that were interested.	3.Ask the client to enjoy environment to relieve from distress and fatigue.Also make client understand the importance of being calm and quiet during the last stages of death.	3. Educate and make client understand the situation ahead .

What you might observe if a person has a dry mouth	What you might ask a dying person to better understand their needs	Comfort measures that might be helpful
1. Dryness of mouth can be commonly observed for the patient who is dying.	1. Ask the person to take frequent sips of water	1. Big sized cotton balls can be taken, dipped in the water and moisten or press the water from cotton balls and provide sips of water frequently.
2. Soreness and also halitosis that is bad breathe is common.	2. Educate the patient understand the cause for the bad breathe and soreness	2. Provide frequent mouth care to the person to avoid bad breathe, moisten the mouth to avoid soreness.
3. Dysphagia, difficulty in talking and excessive salivation can also be seen.	3.Ask the patient to follow some simple measures to avoid and understand the process.	3. Provide smooth candies, sucking of ice chips for excessive salivation,provision of speech therapist for speaking difficulties, Other routes of food administration are the measures to avoid Dysphagia.