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The Palliative Care Approach | |
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Definitions | |
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Philosophy-From "Cure" to "Comfort" | |
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The Transition from "Diagnose and Treat" to "Palliate" | |
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Historical Perspective: What Has Changed? | |
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Cultural Diversity In End-Of-Life Care | |
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Planning for Diverse Populations | |
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African American Culture & End-of-Life | |
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Hispanic Views on Death & Dying | |
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Understanding the Jewish Culture | |
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Mourning in the Asian Culture | |
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Death Practices in the Muslim Culture | |
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Building Cultural Bridges with Other Cultures | |
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Approach To The Patient | |
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Delivering Bad News | |
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The Family Conference | |
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Dealing with Anger | |
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The Spiritual Assessment | |
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Giving Realistic Hope | |
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The "DNR" or "AND" Discussion in Seriously Ill Patients | |
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Advanced Directives in Health Care | |
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Decision-Making Ability | |
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Goal Setting | |
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The Hospice Conversation | |
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Telling the Children | |
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What if a Patient Asked You to Pray? | |
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Death Pronouncement | |
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Completing the Death Certificate | |
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Informing Significant Others of a Patient's Death | |
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Writing a Condolence Letter | |
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Caring for the Family | |
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Predicting Life Expectancy | |
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"How Long Do I Have?" | |
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Guidelines for Hospice | |
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Physician Prediction of Life Expectancy | |
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Palliative Performance Score | |
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Delivery Of Palliative Care | |
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The Hospital Palliative Care Unit | |
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Consulting in the Hospital | |
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Hospice in Delivery of Palliative Care | |
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Terminal Care | |
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The Syndrome of Imminent Death | |
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Near Death Awareness (NDA) | |
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Terminal Delirium | |
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Nonpain Symptom Management | |
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Tips for Maximizing Chances of Success | |
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Dyspnea, Air Hunger, Shortness of Air | |
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Oral Care Basics | |
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Pain Control | |
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Myths About Opioid Use | |
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Legal Liability of UnderTreating Pain | |
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Principles of Pain Management | |
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Assessment of Pain | |
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Converting One Opioid to Another (Equianalgesic Dosing) | |
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Opioid Dose Escalation | |
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Managing Opioid Side Effects | |
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Opioid Withdrawal | |
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Morphine | |
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Hydrocodone for Pain | |
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Oxycodone for Pain | |
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Palliative Interventions | |
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Tube Feeding in Palliative Care | |
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Palliative Chemotherapy | |
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Palliative Radiation | |
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"Response Rate" in Cancer Chemotherapy | |
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Ventilator Withdrawal | |
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Bowel Obstruction | |
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Treating the "Death Rattle" | |
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Aggressive Wound Management | |
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The Palliative Pediatric Patient | |
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Children and Death | |
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Neonatal Population | |
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Pediatric Intensive Care Unit | |
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Pediatric Withdrawal of Life Support | |
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The Dying Adolescent | |
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Charting | |
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Documentation in Palliative Care | |
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Coding & Billing for Hospice/Palliative Care | |
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Ethics At The End Of Life | |
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Ethics & Legal Issues | |
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Hastened Death: The Rule of Double Effect | |
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When to Stop-Medical Futility | |
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Caring for Yourself and Avoiding Burnout | |
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Appendices | |
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Index | |