Essentials in Hospice and Palliative Care: A Practical Resource For Every Nurse

ISBN-13: 9781926923116 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 314 str.

Katherine Murray;Joanne Thomson;Sarah Weber

Opis

All Life and Death Matters resources were created by Kath Murray, a veteran hospice and palliative care nurse, and are designed to:

• Meet national competencies and learning outcomes related to hospice and palliative care and end-of-life care
• Enhance best practice interactions
• Increase caregiver confidence and competence in caring for the dying person and family
• Decrease caregiver fears and concerns
• Increase caregiver ability to respond to challenging issues
• Help instructors and students provide excellent care for the dying person and their family

The book provides information on:

• Understanding the dying process
• Integrating a palliative approach
• Preparing to care
• Using standardized tools
• Enhancing physical comfort
  • Principles and practices of hospice and palliative care
  • The process of providing care
  • Pain and symptom management
• Providing psychosocial care
• Palliative care and physician assisted dying
• Caring in the last days and hours
• Caring for you, the caregiver

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