Overview

""Nursing Care at the End of Life: Palliative Care for Patients and Families"" explores the deep issues of caring for the dying and suffering. The book is based on the Hospice Family Caregiving Model previously published by the author and focuses on the practice implications of care for the dying. The book is written in a clear and user-friendly style, and is ideal for undergraduate nursing students learning about dying, suffering, and caring for individuals and their families.

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Author:   F.A. Davis Company
Publisher:   F.A. Davis Company
Imprint:   F.A. Davis Company
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.621kg
ISBN:  

9780803611283

ISBN 10:   0803611285
Pages:   288
Publication Date:   30 January 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Family Caregiving Model; Unit 1: The Context of Caring at the End of Life; Death in Contemporary America; The Hospice Movement and Hospice Organizations; The Palliative Care Movement; Unit 2: Sustaining Oneself; Grieving and Letting Go; Personal and Organizational Strategies for Staying Healthy; Collaborating with an Interdisciplinary Team; Unit 3: Caring Communication; The Skills of Connecting; Understanding the Human Experience of Dying Individuals; Understanding the Experience of Family and Friends; Strengthening Families to Provide Care and Care for Themselves; Cross Cultural Caring; Unit 4: Spiritual Care at the End of Life; Recognizing Spiritual Issues; Fostering Dialogue and Reconciliation; Unit 5: Comforting: Management of Pain; Pain Control Issues in Contemporary America; Principles of Pain Assessment and Control; Unit 6: Comforting: Management of Symptoms Other than Pain; Palliative Reasoning; Relief of Common Symptoms; Anticipating Final Symptoms with Common Medical Diagnoses; Unit 7: The End of Life and Bereavement; Caring When Death is Imminent; Caring During Bereavement; Glossary.

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