

These are often people who are caregivers or intimates of NDErs or dying people but who claim to share part of the NDE or dying experience. Of special interest in this paper is the way that those persons who are not ill or near death account for their sharing of these experiences. Most of the time, we do an excellent job at alleviating pain and suffering at the end-of-life but sometimes it's harder than others to do so, and that can be a very tough part of the job.This paper discusses the key social features in shared journeys into near-death experiences (NDEs) and related illness experiences of other people. "A lot of red tape to jump through sometimes to get patients what they need. "You have several patients and families to help and not enough time on a shift," she said.

McFadden said other tough parts of her job included time restraints, navigating red tape and difficulties helping certain terminally ill patients. "Also, advising them to have others help if they can, so each person to take a break and rest." Validating the loved ones when they express their frustration and how hard it is to witness and have to care for their loved one when they are having terminal agitation," she said. Explain and educating about medications, that will help. Explain what it is, and why it's likely happening. McFadden said there were several things she would say to the loved ones of people who are watching a loved one experience terminal agitation. Terminal agitation can often be very distressing for the patient and their carers or loved ones.
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Terminal agitation occurs in the last few days of life and can often be characterized by restlessness, fidgeting and changes to a patient's behavior.Īccording to Marie Curie, signs and symptoms may include distressed behavior confusion an inability to feel settled calling out, moaning, shouting or screaming hallucinations trying to get out of bed or wandering rambling conversations and fidgeting, among other things. "Certain diagnoses experience it more frequently than others, and I see it more in younger patients," she said. McFadden told Newsweek that she estimates around 30 percent of terminally ill patients experience terminal agitation at some point. Some terminally ill patients experience agitation toward the end of their life, according to Marie Curie-an end of life charity based in the United Kingdom. So, it's someone who is usually mostly non-verbal, can't really talk but is restless and agitated-continuously getting out of bed, continuously moving around, continuously pulling at things, looking irritated, seeming agitated." Getting Agitated "What does it look like? Exactly as it sounds. "I've witnessed hundreds of deaths and here's the hardest part-terminal agitation," she said in the video. McFadden has been working as a hospice nurse for more than five years and regularly posts insights into her job and end-of-life care on her social media accounts in a bid to raise awareness about the process of dying.

The video, posted by Julie McFadden on her "hospicenursejulie" page, has been viewed more than 100,000 times and had received more than 8,300 likes at the time of writing. A hospice nurse has revealed what she believes is the "hardest" part about caring for terminally ill patients in a TikTok video.
