Life and death education

Excerpt from Qi's life and death education, an associate professor in the Department of Zoology, National Taiwan Province Provincial University.

"Because life is inseparable from death, death makes life in the world limited. Because it is limited, we cherish it. Through the understanding of death, let us think about existence. "

1. Unknown fear.

2. The morphology and process of death.

3. Regret or regret that one's wish has not been realized, and fear that it is too late to remedy it.

1. Turn the unknown into the known.

Having a firm and profound belief can reduce the fear of unknown death.

2. Learn to face the inevitable loss in life.

Practice facing loss from daily life;

Complain about others-> Thank goodness;

Can't let go-> Willing to let go;

Unwilling-> Accept it frankly;

Crisis-> A favorable change

3. Understand the irreversibility, responsibility and respect of life. (Reflection on raising animals and electronic chickens)

1. Know what eternity is and what is most important to your life, and adjust your values.

There are three levels in life: spirit, soul and body.

Maintain the body, enrich the connotation of life, and pursue eternal truth.

Career planning should include making a will in advance.

1. Limited medical knowledge.

2. Treat patients as adults rather than cases.

3. Improve the knowledge and skills of caring for patients.

4. Respect the remains.

I have the right to be treated as a living person;

Hold hope;

Express emotions and feelings in your own way;

Participate in the health care plan related to you;

Know your illness;

Ask questions and get honest answers;

Even if it can't be cured, it can still get continuous medical treatment and care to achieve special purposes; No pain;

Get help in accepting death;

Don't have to face death alone;

Demand that the remains be respected.

The twelfth century: the pilgrim's halfway house

19th century: shelters for terminal cancer

Sister Saunders (doctor, nurse, social worker) combined medical care with love and established hospice care hospital in London.

1976 the first shelter in America

1990 hospice care unit was established in Ma Kai, Taiwan Province province.

The whole person, the whole family, the whole process, the whole team should take care of it.

Non-euthanasia is a good ending.

1. Minimize the physical pain of patients.

2. Keep the patient's body clean and fresh, and respect the patient's decision on intubation or opening.

3. Diet respects patients' preferences rather than reluctance.

4. Exercise regularly, push the patient to sit in a wheelchair and get in touch with nature in the sun.

5. Build a comfortable environment like home.

6. Help patients realize their wishes.

1. Accompany patients with empathy.

2. Relieve the pain of patients with drugs and physical therapy.

3. Solemn funeral culture.

4. Transfer the love and energy for the deceased to other ideal people and things.

5. Purify the value order of life.

6. Seek the ultimate meaning of life from faith.

1. Psychology:

Shock, denial, anger, anxiety, bargaining, acceptance;

Past grievances and sorrows can easily come to mind;

Fear of becoming the burden and burden of family;

Fear of losing autonomy and being pushed around;

Occasionally, I have a sense of collapse and want to give up the struggle;

Fear of loneliness;

Can't let go of the person you love;

demand

Need to find meaning;

Need forgiveness and reconciliation;

Need the hope and strength of faith;

I hope to express my unfulfilled wishes;

say goodbye