Specifically designed to enhance your knowledge and skills within generalist palliative care, this informative textbook, the development of which is backed by Macmillan Cancer Support, provides a comprehensive overview of the principle areas you may encounter whilst working with adult palliative and end-of-life patients, and their families.
Substantially updated and expanded, the second edition of this quick-access reference for hospice nurses continues to deliver the most current information on the clinical and administrative duties of the hospice nurse. It provides timely information on cultural issues, special communication considerations, and hospice care's enduring growth.
A Handbook for Clinicians Who Care for Palliative Patients with Covid-19
This handbook is an essential guide to caring for the community palliative care patient in relation to COVID-19, when the patient's preferred place of care is at home or the hospice. It will guide you through appropriate care procedures and protocols in managing end-of-life patients who show symptoms of COVID-19.
This must-have study guide for nurses seeking to obtain Certified Hospice and Palliative Nurse status provides state-of-the-art information about all aspects of this specialty. It features 300 Q&As that offer a detailed rationale for each question, along with tips and strategies to promote exam mastery and frequently asked questions about the ......
A Handbook for Building and Maintaining Optimal Teams
Focuses on intentional communication, team building, and relational maintenance. Whether you are starting a new team or helping an existing team, this text addresses aspects of team players, leadership, meetings, organisational culture, and self- and team-care through a combination of empirical data and real voices in palliative care practice.
A Guide for Nurses, Physicians, and Other Health Professionals
The first resource of its kind, this authoritative handbook holistically addresses the multidimensional aspects of perinatal and neonatal palliative care. Written by an interprofessional team of renowned specialists, it is both a text and evidence-based reference for all members of the palliative care team.
Hospice is the dominant form of end-of-life care in the United States. But while the US hospice system provides many forms of treatment that are beneficial to dying people and their families, it does not encompass what is commonly referred to as long-term care, which includes help with the activities of daily living: feeding, bathing, general ......
Offers an interdisciplinary team perspective on caring, presented by 21 veterans of hospice service representing the array of disciplines. Contributors share professional and personal experiences that encompass the medical, emotional, intellectual, spiritual, interpersonal, social, cultural, and economic dimensions of dying and bereavement.
A practical guide to providing evidence-based and value-based care to adult and paediatric cancer patients experiencing severe symptoms and stressors due to cancer diagnosis, cancer treatment, and comorbid conditions. This accessible reference provides the art and science behind the whole-person and family approach to care.
