Heeding the call to care
We hear from a new palliative care nurse about his experience on the job. I have worked as an intensive care unit nurse for seven years, and when COVID-19 hit, …
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扛起爱的重担
通过实例和灌输关怀他人的价值观培养年轻看护者。
在2018年，新加坡卫生部指出，随着老龄化加剧，到了2030年，看护责任将会加重。由于目前的已婚夫妻计划不生育或是有较少的子女，家庭单位较小，老年赡养率较高，越来越多的年轻成人成为家中年长者的看护者。老龄化研究与教育中心的一项研 究显示新加坡的基本护理理念似乎与亚洲的家庭主 义和孝道有关，而一些年轻看护者则继承了这些价值观。(Wong & Chan, 2020)
Shouldering the burden of love
Young caregivers can be nurtured through living examples and being taught the values of caring for others. In 2018, the Ministry of Health Singapore announced that the caregiving responsibility will …
Authoring life chapters
The Singapore Cancer Society Psychosocial Services and Hospice Team supports the terminally ill in living out their life narratives in unique and creative ways. Death and terminal illnesses can be …
The resilient love
A senior staff nurse shares encounters of courageous caregivers who kept on going even as the going got rough. I have been a senior staff nurse at Singapore Cancer Society …
Building on formative experiences
Senior Resident Physician Dr Teoh Ren Shang contemplates his journey in palliative care thus far. I consider myself a newbie to palliative care even though my interest in it developed …
On your own terms
In using the dignity model of palliative care, Singapore Cancer Society enables patients to have closure. Preserving one’s dignity in satisfying a person’s end-of-life care needs is often associated with …