Overview
PART I: GENERAL PRINCIPLES 1. Introduction to Palliative Care Nursing2. Hospice Care: A Model for Quality End-of-Life Care3. Principles of Patient and Family4. Communication in Palliative CarePART II: SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT 5. Pain Assessment6. Pain at the End of Life7. Fatigue8. Anorexia and Cachexia9. Nausea and Vomiting10. Dysphagia, Dry Mouth and Hiccups11. Bowel Management: constipation, Diarrhea, Obstruction and Ascites12. Hydration, Thirst and Nutrition13. Dyspnea, Death Rattle and Cough14. Urinary Tract Disorders15. Lymphedema16. Skin Disorders17. Pruritis, Fever and Sweats18. Neurological Disturbances19. Anxiety and Depression20. Delirium, Confusion, Agitation and Restlessness21. Sexuality22. Clinical Interventions, Economic Outcomes and Palliative Care23. Urgent Syndromes at the End of Life24. Sedation for Intractable Symptoms or Terminal Weaning at End-of-LifePART III: PSYCHOSOCIAL SUPPORT 25. The Meaning of Hope in the Dying26. Bereavement27. Supporting Families in Palliative Care28. Complementary Therapies29. Planning for the Actual DeathPART IV: SPIRITUAL CARE 30. Spiritual Assessment31. Spiritual Care Interventions32. Meaning in Illness33. Family Caregiver Personal PerspectivePART V: SPECIAL PATIENT POPULATIONS 34. Cultural Considerations in Palliative Care35. Elderly Patients36. The Poor and Underserved37. Patients with Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome38. Caring for the Drug Addicted Patient at the End-of-LifePART VI: END-OF-LIFE CARE ACROSS SETTINGS 39. Improving the Quality of Care Across all Settings40. Long-term Care41. Home Care42. Hospital Care43. The Intensive Care Unit44. The Outpatient Setting45. Rehabilitation46. The Emergency Room47. Palliative SurgeryPART VII: PEDIATRIC PALLIATIVE CARE 48. Pain in Pediatrics49. Symptom Management in Pediatrics50. Pediatric Care: The Hospice Perspective51. Pediatric Care: The Inpatient/ICU Perspective52. End-of-Life Decision Making in Pediatric Oncology53. Palliative Care in the NICU54. Bereavement (Family and Child)PART VIII: SPECIAL ISSUES FOR THE NURSE IN END-OF-LIFE CARE 55. The Nurse's Role: The World of Palliative Care Nursing56. Ethical Considerations57. Public Policy and End-of-Life Care: The Nurse's Role58. Palliative Care and Requests for Assistance in Dying59. Nursing Education60. Nursing ResearchPART IX: MODELS OF EXCELLENCE AND INNOVATIVE COMMUNITY PROJECTS 61. Harlem Project62. Missoula Communities63. Project Safe Conduct64. Simultaneous Care65. International Models of ExcellencePART X: A GOOD DEATH 66. Narratives of Dying Aimed at Understanding a Good Death
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Author: Betty Rolling Ferrell ,
Nessa Coyle (Pain and Palliative Care Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center)
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA
Edition: 2nd
ISBN: 9781280655531
ISBN 10: 1280655534
Pages: 1246
Publication Date: 31 May 2010
Audience:
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Format: Electronic book text
Publisher's Status: Active
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