[The present state of the 24-hour care system of our hospital and the examination of the significance and problems of the system].
The wishes of patients with terminal cancer are often not realized even if they indicate they want to die at home. We introduced a 24-hour visiting care system from November, 1994, with a view to making it possible for the patient who wants to to stay at home. As a result, the rate of the death at home increased; thus, the 24-hour visiting care system was significant for terminal care at home. On the other hand, from the viewpoint of a medical institution, the lack of sufficient cooperation with doctors and the increase of the burden on the staff were pointed out as problems to be resolved.
Yamaji
S
S
Dept. of Visiting Care Services, Fukaya Red Cross Hospital.
Kakinuma
N
N
Negoro
M
M
Takeuchi
M
M
Arai
H
H
Nakatani
F
F
Kubota
T
T
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003152:Community Health Nursing; D018575:Home Care Services, Hospital-Based; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009020:Morphine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing*; D010148:Intractable Pain / Q000188:drug therapy; D013727:Terminal Care
D009020:Morphine