Overview
Essentials of Palliative Care is a to-the-point, clinically oriented resource for all members of the multidisciplinary palliative care team and trainees. It covers practical clinical topics, including assessment of the patient and pain and symptom management, and practical non-medical topics central to providing effective palliative care, including psychological management, guidance on how to help patients and their families through the many healthcare decision points they face, and sensitivity to the goals and culture of the patient. Review questions, with detailed answers, provide a convenient way for readers to test their knowledge. Features: · Concise, comprehensive, clinically focused · Multiple choice review questions, with detailed answers · Expert contributors from leading institutions · Coordination of care by palliative care team a major focus
Full Product Details
Author: Nalini Vadivelu ,
Alan David Kaye ,
Jack M. Berger
Publisher: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Imprint: Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Edition: 2013 ed.
Dimensions:
Width: 15.50cm
, Height: 2.80cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 8.073kg
ISBN: 9781461451631
ISBN 10: 1461451639
Pages: 518
Publication Date: 27 November 2012
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Reviews
From the reviews: “A truly multidisciplinary collaboration among nurses, social workers, anesthesiologists, internists, and more. … wonderful reflection of how palliative care should operate on a daily basis, through teamwork and collaboration. … well-edited … . extremely well-written and very informative … . another step forward for the field of palliative care.” (Andrew Thurston, Anesthesiology, Vol. 119 (5), November, 2013)
From the reviews: A truly multidisciplinary collaboration among nurses, social workers, anesthesiologists, internists, and more. ... wonderful reflection of how palliative care should operate on a daily basis, through teamwork and collaboration. ... well-edited ... . extremely well-written and very informative ... . another step forward for the field of palliative care. (Andrew Thurston, Anesthesiology, Vol. 119 (5), November, 2013)
From the reviews: A truly multidisciplinary collaboration among nurses, social workers, anesthesiologists, internists, and more. ... wonderful reflection of how palliative care should operate on a daily basis, through teamwork and collaboration. ... well-edited ... . extremely well-written and very informative ... . another step forward for the field of palliative care. (Andrew Thurston, Anesthesiology, Vol. 119 (5), November, 2013)
From the reviews: A truly multidisciplinary collaboration among nurses, social workers, anesthesiologists, internists, and more. ... wonderful reflection of how palliative care should operate on a daily basis, through teamwork and collaboration. ... well-edited ... . extremely well-written and very informative ... . another step forward for the field of palliative care. (Andrew Thurston, Anesthesiology, Vol. 119 (5), November, 2013)
