Onkológia 4/2007

Satisfaction of dying patient´s needs in hospice and paliative care

The nursing care about dying patient comes out from the basic needs and secondary needs with considering to aim and a possible risks which we can meet in a nursing practice. In hospice and paliative care about dying patient we are asserting a holistic accession. This is a complex care about a man to sense his bio-psycho-social unity. This care respects the patient´s needs of his body, mind and spirit.

Keywords: biological, psychological, social needs, dying, nursing diagnosis, hospice and paliative care.