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| Forewords | |
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| Contributors | |
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| General Principles | |
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| Introduction to Palliative Care Nursing Care | |
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| Hospice Palliative Care: A Model for Quality End-of-Life Care | |
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| Principles of Patient and Family Assessment | |
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| Communication in Palliative Care | |
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| Symptom Assessment and Management | |
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| Pain Assessment | |
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| Pain at the End of Life | |
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| Fatigue | |
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| Anorexia and Cachexia | |
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| Nausea and Vomiting | |
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| Dysphagia, Xerostomia, and Hiccups | |
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| Bowel Management: Constipation, Diarrhea, Obstruction, and Ascites | |
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| Hydration, Thirst, and Nutrition | |
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| Dyspnea, Death Rattle, and Cough | |
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| Urinary Tract Disorders | |
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| Lymphedema Management | |
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| Skin Disorders: Pressure Ulcers-Assessment and Management | |
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| Skin Disorders: Tumor Necrosis, Fistulas, and Stomas | |
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| Pruritus, Fever, and Sweats | |
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| Neurological Disturbances | |
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| Anxiety and Depression | |
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| Delirium, Confusion, and Agitation | |
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| Sexuality | |
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| Clinical Interventions, Economic Outcomes, and Palliative Care | |
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| Urgent Syndromes at the End of Life | |
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| Sedation for Refractory Symptoms and Terminal Weaning | |
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| Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Palliative Care | |
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| Psychosocial Support | |
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| The Meaning of Hope in the Dying | |
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| Bereavement | |
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| Supporting Families in Palliative Care | |
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| Planning for the Actual Death | |
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| Spiritual Care | |
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| Spiritual Assessment | |
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| Spiritual Care Interventions | |
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| Meaning in Illness | |
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| Reflecting on the Journey: A Family Caregiver's Personal Perspective | |
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| Special Patient Populations | |
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| Cultural Considerations in Palliative Care | |
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| Elderly Patients | |
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| Poor, Homeless, and Underserved Populations | |
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| Patients with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome | |
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| Caring for the Drug-Addicted Patient at the End of Life | |
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| End-of-Life Care Across Settings | |
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| Improving the Quality of Care Across All Settings | |
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| Long-Term Care | |
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| Home Care | |
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| Hospital-Based Palliative Care | |
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| The Intensive Care Unit | |
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| The Outpatient Setting | |
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| Rehabilitation and Palliative Care | |
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| The Emergency Department | |
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| The Role of Nursing in Caring for Patients Undergoing Surgery for Advanced Disease | |
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| Palliative Chemotherapy and Clinical Trials in Advanced Cancer: The Nurse's Role | |
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| Pediatric Palliative Care | |
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| Symptom Management in Pediatric Palliative Care | |
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| Pediatric Care: The Hospice Perspective | |
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| Pediatric Care: Transitioning Goals of Care in the Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit, and In Between | |
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| End-of-life Decision Making in Pediatric Oncology | |
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| Palliative Care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit | |
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| Grief and Bereavement in Pediatric Palliative Care | |
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| Pediatric Pain: Knowing the Child Before You | |
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| Special Issues for the Nurse in End-of-Life Care | |
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| The Experience of the Nurse in End-of-Life Care in the 21st Century | |
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| Ethical Considerations | |
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| Public Policy and End-of-Life Care: The Nurse's Role | |
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| Palliative Care and Requests for Assistance in Dying | |
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| Nursing Education | |
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| Nursing Research | |
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| Models of Excellence and Innovative Community Projects | |
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| Delivering Palliative Care in Challenging Settings and to Hard-to-Reach Populations | |
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| A Community-Based Approach to Improving the Quality of Life's End | |
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| Project Safe Conduct | |
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| Harlem Palliative Care Network | |
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| International Models of Excellence | |
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| Palliative Care in Canada | |
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| Palliative Care in Australia and New Zealand | |
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| Palliative Care in the United Kingdom | |
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| Palliative Care in Europe | |
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| Palliative Care in Situations of Conflict | |
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| Palliative Care in South America | |
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| "A Good Death" | |
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| Understanding a Good Death: James's Story | |
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| Palliative Care Resource List | |
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| Index | |