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Title The hospice companion : best practices for interdisciplinary assessment and care of common problems during the last phase of life / [edited by] Perry G. Fine ; associate editor, Matthew Kestenbaum
Edition 2nd ed
Published Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 186 pages) : color illustrations
Contents Cover; Contents; Contributors; 1. General Processes; Palliative Care at the End of Life: Blending Structure and Function; The Interdisciplinary Team (IDT); Documentation; 2. Personal, Social, and Environmental Processes; Abuse in the Home; Advance Care Planning and Directives for Health-care Interventions; Changes in Body Image and Loss of Independence; Changes in Family Dynamics; Completing Worldly Business and Life Closure; Controlled Substances: Misuse and Abuse; Cultural Differences: Respect, Understanding, and Adapting Care; Denial; Grief Reactions
Living Environment, Finances, and Support SystemsBasic Home Safety; Suicide: Risk, Prevention, and Coping If It Happens; 3. Clinical Processes and Symptom Management; Air Hunger (Dyspnea); Agitation and Anxiety; Anorexia and Cachexia; Belching and Burping (Eructation); Bleeding, Oozing, and Malodorous Lesions; Confusion/Delirium; Constipation; Coughing; Depression; Diarrhea and Anorectal Problems; Dysphagia and Oropharyngeal Problems; Edema: Peripheral Edema, Ascites, and Lymphedema; Fatigue, Weakness (Aesthenia), and Excessive Sedation; Fever and Diaphoresis; Hiccups; Imminent Death
Insomnia and Nocturnal RestlessnessNausea and Vomiting; Pain; Pruritus; Seizures; Skeletal Muscle and Bladder Spasms; Skin Breakdown: Prevention and Treatment; Urinary Problems; Xerostomia (Dry Mouth); 4. Appendices; Appendix 1: Palliative Radiation Therapy in End-of-Life Care: Evidence-Based Utilization; Appendix 2: Principles of Pharmacotherapy; Appendix 3: Ketamine Protocol; Appendix 4: Clinical/Functional Assessment and Staging; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; X
Summary Hospice Companion is a unique, first-of-its kind manual in the field of hospice and palliative care. Its goal is to help interdisciplinary teams coordinate and provide the highest quality care for patients and their families experiencing life-limiting illnesses
Notes Revised edition of: The hospice companion / Perry G. Fine. 2008
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Hospice care -- Methodology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Palliative treatment -- Methodology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Health care teams -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Terminally ill -- Psychology -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
Health care teams.
Hospice Care -- methods
Palliative Care -- methods
Patient Care Team
Terminally Ill -- psychology
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare.
Health care teams
Terminally ill -- Psychology
Genre/Form handbooks.
Handbooks and manuals
Handbooks and manuals.
Guides et manuels.
Form Electronic book
Author Fine, P. G. (Perry G.)
Kestenbaum, Matthew
Fine, P. G. (Perry G.). Hospice companion
LC no. 2011053131
ISBN 9780190211288
0190211288
9780199840793
0199840792
9780199938254
0199938253