O'Connor Margaret, Aranda Sanchia

Palliative Care Nursing

A Guide to Practice

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This revised, updated and expanded edition offers a practical guide for all nurses, particularly those who are new to palliative care and those who work in other areas of health where some palliative skills are required. There is an increased focus on clinical issues throughout.

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Written by experienced authorities from around the world giving a wider international perspective on palliative nursing, this substantially expanded new edition has been specifically adapted to reflect working practices within the NHS. All nurses especially those that are new to palliative care, and those working in other areas of health where palliative skills are required, will find this essential reading.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Juni 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 165mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 632g
• ISBN-13: 9781857758399
• ISBN-10: 1857758390
• Artikelnr.: 21530210

Autorenporträt

O¿Connor Margaret, Aranda Sanchia

Inhaltsangabe

Framing palliative care. Evidence-based practice in palliative care.
Communication skills in palliative care. Occupational stress in palliative
care. Ethical decision-making. Spiritual care. A framework for symptom
assessment. Pain management. Breathlessness. Fatigue. Constipation. Nausea
and vomiting. Nutrition and hydration. Malignant wounds. Confusion and
terminal restlessness. Psychological and existential distress. Sexuality
and body image. Complementary therapies. Working with families.
Bereavement. Palliative care in chronic illness. Ageing, dementia and
palliative care. Caring for the dying people in critical care. Paediatric
palliative care.