Nursing Care at the End of Life Palliative Care for Patients and Families

Name: Nursing Care at the End of Life Palliative Care for Patients and Families
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ISBN: 9780803611283

ISBN-10: 0803611285

ISBN-13: 9780803611283

Edition: 2006

Authors: Joyce V. Zerwekh, JoAnn Zerwekh

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Nursing Care at the End of Life: Palliative Care for Patients and Families explores the deep issues of caring for the dying and suffering. The book is based on the Hospice Family Caregiving Model previously published by the author and focuses on the practice implications of care for the dying. The book is written in a clear and user-friendly style, and is ideal for undergraduate nursing students learning about dying, suffering, and caring for individuals and their families.

Book details

List price: $50.95
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: F. A. Davis Company
Publication date: 12/28/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.430
Language: English




End-of-Life Care



The End of Life and End-of-Life Caregiving



Hospice and Palliative Care



Sustaining Yourself as a Nurse



Strategies to Stay Healthy



Collaborating with an Interdisciplinary Team



Reaching Out and Connecting



Understanding the Dying Experience



Connecting and Caring Presence



Grief and Mourning



Cross-Cultural Competency at the End of Life



Ethical and Spiritual Practices



Ethical Issues at the End of Life



Spiritual Caring



Strengthening the Family



Understanding and Strengthening Families



Children Facing Death



Comforting



Understanding and Anticipating the Course of Terminal Disease



Comforting and the Essentials of Pain Relief at the End of Life



Medicating for Pain at the End of Life



Management of Physical Nonpain Symptoms



Caring in Different Settings When Death Is Imminent


Index