Francia Cruz-Lisay
that improves the quality of life of patients and their families
facing the problems associated with life-threatening
illness through prevention and relief suffering by means
of early identification and impeccable assessment and
treatment of pain and other problems, physical, psychological
and spiritual” Nurses as part of health care team
plays an important role in achieving optimal and quality
care for the patients. The demand for highly trained and
compassionate health care professionals such as nurses
for palliative care is indeed very important especially of
more persons living with the effects of serious illness due
to poor lifestyle, effects of globalization and the increasing
rate of Non Communicable and Chronic Diseases.