... they should only be told what is necessary for them to be prepared for any medical procedures. In her nine-month study of terminally ill children, Anthropologist Myra Bluebond-Langner discovered that they knew and understood a great deal more about their disease and medications than what they ... accept their situation. METHODS OF THERAPY There are many methods of therapy the social worker can employ to aid the sick or terminally ill child. The end goal of all of them is to allow the child to communicate their frustrations and feelings in dealing with their ... Bluebond-Langner (1978) ...

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... well as threaten further relationships between nurse/client and/or the medical team in general. Offering false reassurances can be very tempting to do in certain circumstances when a client is terminally ill or seriously sick, and can easily be confused with the previously discussed technique of sharing hope. However, false reassurances such as 'you will be fine' and the like are ... not based on fact, and violate both the technique of sharing hope and providing information. A client that is terminally ill reaching for understanding of their circumstances will want phrases that are...

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... if no reasonable expectation of recovery exists. The laws governing living wills vary from state to state. In some, the living will is in effect only if the patient is terminally ill and death is imminent.5 This can limit its practicality. A durable power of attorney for health care (DPAHC) is a statute passed by state legislatures that authorizes people to appoint a surrogate decision ... ...

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