terminal care
End-of-life support
Terminal care is medical treatment and support provided to patients who are dying and for whom curative treatment is no longer possible or appropriate.
The focus shifts from attempting to cure the disease to managing pain, controlling symptoms, and maintaining comfort and dignity in the patient's final days or weeks.
Terminal care encompasses both physical needs and emotional support for the patient and their family.
It overlaps substantially with palliative care and hospice care, though terminal care specifically implies that death is imminent.
- grief counselingProfessional support through mourning
- bereavement supportHelp for those mourning
- spiritual ritualsSacred ceremonial practices
- cultural sensitivityRespect for diverse customs
- advanced directivesPredetermined medical care instructions
pain management · patient advocacy · coping strategies · anxiety relief · quality of life · around the clock · informed consent · home health aides · family therapy · bedside vigil · mindfulness practices · estate planning · transportation services · living will · do not resuscitate · last wishes · vigil · holding hands
- healthcaredoctors, nurses, hospitals, hospital, clinic
- deathdead, deceased, corpse, mortality, demise
- griefgrief, mourning, bereavement, sorrow, grieving
- spiritual carechaplaincy, spiritual counseling, healing prayer, healing prayers, bedside prayer
terminal careresuscitation
Restoring vital functions
intensive care · chemotherapy · surgical intervention · rehabilitation · full code
terminal careaggressive treatment
Forceful medical intervention
intensive care · full code · extraordinary measures · critical care
terminal carepreventive care
Health maintenance before disease
early intervention · acute care · wellness care · prenatal care · primary care
terminal, care, term, terms, termed, terming, terminate, terminated, terminates