Healing the Dying

Name: Healing the Dying
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ISBN: 9780766825727

ISBN-10: 0766825728

ISBN-13: 9780766825727

Edition: 2nd 2002 (Revised)

Authors: Melody Olson

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Whether you are a healthcare professional who cares for dying patients or a family member caring for a loved one who is approaching death, you will appreciate the information in the second edition of Healing the Dying. This practical, yet compassionate, guide explores ways caretakers can assist the dying person reach a sense of integration of self and life, claim his life as his own, and feel his death matters to someone. The author thoroughly discusses the needs of caretakers who are caring for the terminally ill and explores the relationship between death and society throughout history, how to comfort the dying individual and how to help families deal with the loss of a loved one. The…

Book details

List price: $49.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: Delmar Cengage Learning
Publication date: 9/18/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English



Preface


Acknowledgments



The Sociology of Death



What Does It Mean to Heal the Dying?



The Sociology of Death: Patterns and Values



Theories Related to Dying, Healing



Comfort of the Dying Individual



Goals for Comfort in Dying



Pain Management



Care of the Person Who Is Frightened



Spirituality



Help for Families



Families



Resources for the Dying and Their Families



Special Cases



Unique Challenges



Those Who Care for the Dying


Epilogue



Haight's Life Review and Experiencing Form



Hot Lines and National Resources


Index