Description |
xii, 203 pages ; 25 cm |
Contents |
Machine generated contents note: 1.End-of-life care -- a historical perspective -- 2.Assessing holistic needs -- 3.Responding to questions about the end of life -- 4.Making difficult decisions using ethical and legal frameworks -- 5.Calling in the palliative care team -- 6.Managing physical symptoms -- 7.Discharging patients approaching the end of life -- 8.Knowing when a patient is in the last days of life -- 9.Care after death -- 10.Sudden or unexpected death -- 11.Supporting family and friends -- 12.Resolving my own feelings after a patient has died |
Summary |
End of life care and palliative care is core to undergraduate nursing training. Packed with case studies and action points for student reflection, this is only book on the market targeted specifically at nurses and is more succinct than the competing titles which are suitable for those on medical degrees |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Subject |
Palliative treatment.
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Terminal care.
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Author |
Pettifer, Annie, author
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ISBN |
0857025473 (hbk.) |
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0857025481 (paperback) |
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9780857025470 (hbk.) |
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9780857025487 (paperback) |
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