Caring for the dying patient and the family /
The central focus of this new edition is the awareness of the dying patient's humanity as a living being - with physical, emotional, social and spiritual needs. With the increasing emphasis on 'quality of life' in health care, greater demands are now being placed on health professiona...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Chapman & Hall ;
1995.
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| Edition: | 3rd ed. |
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Looking at death and dying / Janet Moscrop
- The importance of communications with the patient, family and professional carers / Elizabeth Faulkner
- Nursing assessment / Jennifer Clark and Mary McDermott
- Nursing care in symptom management / Jennifer Clark and Sister Philomena
- The problems of pain for the dying patient / Giovambattista Zettetella and Karen Slatcher
- The last hours of life / Jennifer Clark and Sister Jacinta
- The role of the doctor / Louis Heyse-Moore
- Meeting social needs / Rosemary Hurdman
- The value of physiotherapy
- Care of the dying child and the family / Joan Ramsay and Sally Unsworth
- Care of the dying patient with AIDS / Christopher Quinn and Sharon Quinn
- Meeting the needs of staff / Sister Helena McGilly and Janet Moscrop
- Religious beliefs and cultural issues / Tom O'Connor, Dennis Donald, and David Morrell
- Ethical aspects / Joy Robbins
- Use of a day centre / Janet Nevitt and Jane Eisenhaur
- Care in the home / Lucinda Langford
- Nursing care of the dying patient in hospital / Jennifer Ellwood
- Care in a hospice / Helena McGilly and Florence Haines
- The place of complementary therapies / Alison Cotterill, Jacqueline Ougham, and Georgina Nunn
- Issues of bereavement / Shirley Richards and Anthea Hare.