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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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Robbins, Joy, Moscrop, Janet
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Chapman & Hall ; 1995.
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.