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Essentials in Hospice and Palliative Care: A Practical Resource For Every Nurse
Contributor(s): Murray, Katherine (Author), Thomson, Joanne (Illustrator), Weber, Sarah (Editor)
ISBN: 1926923111     ISBN-13: 9781926923116
Publisher: Life and Death Matters
OUR PRICE:   $103.08  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: September 2016
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BISAC Categories:
- Medical | Health Care Delivery
- Medical | Education & Training
- Education | Teaching Methods & Materials - General
Dewey: 616.029
Physical Information: 0.85" H x 8.5" W x 11" (2.16 lbs) 314 pages
 
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Publisher Description:

All Life and Death Matters resources were created by Kath Murray, a veteran hospice and palliative care nurse, and are designed to:

  • Meet national competencies and learning outcomes related to hospice and palliative care and end-of-life care
  • Enhance best practice interactions
  • Increase caregiver confidence and competence in caring for the dying person and family
  • Decrease caregiver fears and concerns
  • Increase caregiver ability to respond to challenging issues
  • Help instructors and students provide excellent care for the dying person and their family

The book provides information on:

  • Understanding the dying process
  • Integrating a palliative approach
  • Preparing to care
  • Using standardized tools
  • Enhancing physical comfort
    • Principles and practices of hospice and palliative care
    • The process of providing care
    • Pain and symptom management
  • Providing psychosocial care
  • Palliative care and physician assisted dying
  • Caring in the last days and hours
  • Caring for you, the caregiver