Question

Discussion Board - Death and Dying: The Conversation We Want to Avoid Each student must start one thread and participate in 2 other threads to meet completion of this assignment. There are no right or wrong responds. However, the Student Code of Conduct prevails here: be respectful and appropriate when writing your initial "thread" and commenting on other threads. This is a forum for sharing thoughts and personal experiences, concerns or fears when confronted with death and dying situations, either professionally or personally.

The following questions are leads-ins to your conversations:
1. What images of death do you see in your daily lives? On TV and in movies? In newspapers? In music?
2. What are your feelings/thoughts about death and caring for someone as their nurse aide, as they are dying?
3. Have you experienced the death of someone in your life? Is so, how did other people make you feel? Were you allowed to talk about the loss with friends or family?
After watching the videos below, have your feelings or thoughts about death and dying changed any? If so, how?

Answer 1

Death and dying are complex topics influenced by culture and personal experiences. Elisabeth Kübler-Ross identified the five stages of grief. Hospice care provides comfort and support to terminally ill individuals.

Step-by-step explanation:

Death and dying are complex topics that evoke strong emotions and reactions. People's perceptions of death are influenced by their culture and personal experiences. In the field of thanatology, Elisabeth Kübler-Ross identified the five stages of grief: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Hospice care, which focuses on providing comfort and support to terminally ill individuals, has emerged as an important approach to end-of-life care.