HCS06: Caregiver Home Support Podcast 6. Aspects of Spirituality for both the person dying and the caregiver.
December 2, 2008 · Print This Article
Items mentioned in this episode:
• Defining spirituality and religion
• Questions that the person dying seeks answers to.
• Relieving spiritual pain
• Storytelling
• How Meditation and Reiki can assist
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HCS05: Caregiver Home Support Podcast 5. Providing information to give carers an understanding of the Physical Changes that may be experienced by the person who has a terminal illness.
November 18, 2008 · Print This Article
Items mentioned in this episode:
How support and empathy at all times helps the person who is dying
- How humor and laughter helps
- Mobility aids
- Loss of appetite
- Breathlessness
- Changes in daily bowel habits
- Changes that may occur in the latter stages
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HCS04 | Caregiver Home Support Podcast 4. Complimentary care therapies that can be used in conjunction with all traditional pain management routines.
November 8, 2008 · Print This Article
Items mentioned in this episode:
- Effects of gentle massage in assisting with pain relief
- Using hydrotherapy and aromatherapy
- Meditation and creative imagery
- Benefits of music therapy
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HCS03 | Caregiver Home Support Podcast 3 | Providing the Information to help carers have an understanding of Pain and Pain Management routines for the person they are caring for
October 22, 2008 · Print This Article
Items mentioned in this episode:
- Effects of pain
- Differences between acute and chronic pain
- Recording a pain journal
- Prescribed medications
- Administration of the prescribed medications
- Information about breakthrough pain
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HCS02 | Caregiver Home Support Podcast 2 | Natural and complimentary Health Care Therapies that can be used to assist with alleviating caregiver stress
October 22, 2008 · Print This Article
Items mentioned in this episode:
- Comparison of complimentary and alternative therapies
- How the carers body reacts to stress
- Nutritional and fluids needs
- Benefits of sleep
- Using complimentary therapies that the caregiver can implement themselves.
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HCS01 | Caregiver Home Support Podcast 1 | Emotional Issues Faced by Caregivers throughout their Caring Role
October 22, 2008 · Print This Article
In this episode we discover the three key elements needed to be successful in your caring role.
Items mentioned in this episode:
- Importance of being able to balance your physical, emotional and mental or knowledge aspects of day to day life
- Overcoming the stresses of caregiving including guilt and low self esteem
- Benefit of using a daily journal to help with problem solving
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