A terminally Ill patient that you care for in a hospice situation seems alienated from family members. The patient talks...
A terminally Ill patient that you care for in a hospice situation seems alienated from family members. The patient talks to you about her family situation, and asks you to intervene. You are uncomfortable with the request but do not know how to reply. What, in your opinion, is the ethically appropriate course of action and why?
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* Hospice care is a type of care that used in health care to give palliative care to terminally ill patient.
* It includes meeting the physical,psychological and spiritual needs of the patient.
* So every health provider who practice based on the ethical principles of health care should
give necessary care and support to that patient instead of refusing her needs or rights.
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