Awards

• Winner of First Place, 2023 AJN Book of the Year Award Palliative Care and Hospice Category.

Overview

The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Nursing is a pragmatic text assisting nurses at every career level through the challenges and rewards of their everyday duty to care. It advances the seminal work of Drs. Betty Ferrell and Nessa Coyle to give voice to the suffering of patients, their families, and their communities, as well as the suffering of nurses and other clinicians. This second edition has been updated in light of health and social care changes from the COVID-19 pandemic with a focus on the social determinants of health and increased visibility of marginalized populations across physical, mental, spiritual, emotional, ethical, cultural, and end-of-life domains to support whole-person and whole-people care. Contributing authors emphasize the qualitative experience of those who suffer alongside the best available evidence for person-centered nursing to promote meaning, growth, and introspection within the field of nursing. New and expanded chapters offer broader perspectives of patient populations across diseases and across the lifespan. Concrete steps for nurses to grow toward personal and professional healing and wholeness are provided.Compassionate and holistic, The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Nursing reflects the lived experience of patients, families, and communities at the intersection of high-quality evidence, offering a rare window into what it means to practice nursing today in response to the suffering of those they serve.

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Author:   William E. Rosa (Assistant Attending Behavioral Scientist, Assistant Attending Behavioral Scientist, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center) ,  Betty R. Ferrell (Professor and Director of Nursing Research, Professor and Director of Nursing Research, City of Hope Medical Center) ,  Nessa Coyle (Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Practitioner, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press Inc
Imprint:   Oxford University Press Inc
Edition:   2nd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 23.40cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 15.70cm
Weight:   0.408kg
ISBN:  

9780197667934

ISBN 10:   0197667937
Pages:   272
Publication Date:   11 September 2023
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order  
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Table of Contents

"Preface Nessa Coyle Chapter 1: The Nature of Suffering and the Practice of Nursing Mark Lazenby Chapter 2: Spiritual and Religious Perspectives about Suffering Elizabeth Johnston Taylor Chapter 3: Existential Suffering Virginia Lee Chapter 4: Pain and Suffering Judith A. Paice and Betty R. Ferrell Chapter 5: Suffering of Infants, Parents, and Families Elena Abascal and Frances T. McCarthy Chapter 6: Child, Adolescent, and Family Suffering: The Interconnected Experience of Suffering in Serious Pediatric Illness Kim Mooney-Doyle Chapter 7: Suffering in Older People Terry Fulmer, Amy Berman, Rebecca Slossberg, Teffin Benedict, and Rumaysa Sharif Chapter 8: Suffering Related to Mental Health Challenges and Traumatic Events Barbara A. Harris Chapter 9: Suffering in Acute and Critical Care Elizabeth G. Broden and Anessa Foxwell Chapter 10: Suffering in Chronic Illness Avery C. Bechthold and J. Nicholas Dionne-Odom Chapter 11: Suffering in the Context of Cancer Renee Wisniewski and Blima Marcus Chapter 12: Bearing Witness to Suffering at End of Life Stephanie Van Hope, Janet Booth, and William E. Rosa Chapter 13: The Suffering of Caregivers, Loved Ones, and the Community Tamryn F. Gray Chapter 14: Social Suffering, biopower, and the naturalization of inequity Alic G. Shook, Robin A. Narruhn, and Christine R. Espina Chapter 15: Suffering in the Face of Humanitarian Crises and Emergencies Sheila Davis and Marc Julmisse Chapter 16: The Suffering of Nurses Cynda Hylton Rushton and Katie E. Nelson Chapter 17: Healing and Wholeness in the Face of Suffering Mary Koithan and Mary Jo Kreitzer Chapter 18: ""What is the Nature of Suffering and What are the Goals of Nursing?"" Betty R. Ferrell and William E. Rosa Index"

Reviews

Since the advent of modern nursing in the time of Florence Nightingale, nurses have encountered suffering as an inevitable component of caring for patients of all ages. This book beautifully explores the many facets of human suffering in the context of physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and existential perspectives beginning in the perinatal period and continuing throughout the lifespan. It provides practical guidance for nurses on how to approach patients and their loved ones, including siblings and parents in the realm of pediatric suffering. The Nature of Suffering and the Goals of Nursing tenderly and poignantly addresses human suffering as nurses uniquely face it today. It is a must read for every nurse. * Vanessa Battista, DNP, MBA, RN, MS, CPNP-PC, CHPPN, FPCN, Senior Nursing Director of Palliative Care and Fellowship Director of Palliative Care Adult Nurse Practitioner Fellowship, Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute * This contemporary and updated exploration of suffering exposes morally unjust disparities among marginalized and disenfranchised groups that characterize the global burden of suffering. Drs. Rosa and Ferrell call for an equitable health and social care system that supports nurses to fulfill their duty to care for patients with serious health-related suffering. Every nurse can benefit from the expert recommendations that build confidence and understanding of how to respond to suffering. * Pamela Cipriano, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, President, International Council of Nurses * Suffering is part of the human condition and has been discussed since the beginning of civilization. Nurses commonly bear witness to anguish and distress, often suffering vicariously. This inspiring text forces us to reflect on how we frame our emotions and actions in the professional practice experience. As we process the devastating impact of a global pandemic, such conversation and dialogue on suffering could not be more timely. * Patricia M. Davidson, RN, PhD, Vice Chancellor and President, University of Wollongong and Dean Emerita, Johns Hopkins School of Nursing * This textbook is a gift to all nurses. Acknowledging the depth and breadth of human suffering that nurses encounter in our professional roles reaffirms our dedication to caring for the whole person. * Lynn F. Reinke, PhD, ANP-BC, FAAN, FPCN, Presidential Endowed Chair for Palliative and End of Life Care, College of Nursing, University of Utah * This book is extremely useful across borders and cultures to care for individuals in suffering because, although the world and context in which we live may be different, the nature of suffering and the elements necessary for its care are universal. * Sayaka Takenouchi, RN, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor, Department of Nursing Ethics, Division of Human Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University *

Author Information

William E. Rosa is Assistant Attending Behavioral Scientist at Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Center and Visiting Research Scholar at the University of Miami Institute for Advanced Study of the Americas. Dr. Rosa is the editor of four books and has been recognized with numerous distinctions. He is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, and the New York Academy of Medicine. Betty R. Ferrell is Professor and Director of Nursing Research at City of Hope Medical Center in California. She is also Principal Investigator of the End of Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) project. Dr. Ferrell is a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing and was elected to membership in the National Academy of Medicine.

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