Terminal care support teams : the hospital-hospice interface / edited by R. J. Dunlop and J. M. Hockley.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Dunlop, R. J. (Robert J.)

Hockley, J. M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cancer--Patients.

Cancer.

Terminal care.

Critical Care.

Neoplasms.

Terminal Care.

Medical Subjects:

Critical Care.

Neoplasms.

Terminal Care.

Physical Description:

iv, 102 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1990.

Summary:

The hospice movement has had a major impact on the lives of many terminally ill cancer patients and their families, but most deaths still occur within less sensitive institutional environments. The support care team, usually operating in an advisory capacity, has developed as an important alternative for the care of the dying in hospitals. Based on the experience of several support care teams, this book is the first to to be devoted exclusively to terminal care support teams. It will provide a framework for those who need to plan and operate services for hospitalized terminally ill patients. The needs of patients and their families are reviewed, as well as problems ranging from obtaining funding and the selection of team to in group dynamics and ethical questions. It is especially valuable for the practical advice it contains on educating other hospital staff members.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

0192619152

OCLC:

20320050