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End of life nursing care / Belinda Poor, Gail P. Poirrier.
Holman Biotech Commons R726.8 .P65 2001
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Holman Biotech Commons R726.8 .P65 2001
Available
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Poor, Belinda.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Terminally ill.
- Death.
- Terminal care.
- Palliative Care.
- Terminal Care.
- Medical Subjects:
- Palliative Care.
- Terminal Care.
- Physical Description:
- xvi, 471 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Jones and Bartlett, 2001.
- Contents:
- 1 Palliative Care and Quality of Life in Caring for the Dying / Belinda Poor 3
- Unit II Theoretical Foundations 13
- 2 Introduction to Theoretical Foundations / Dr. Evelyn M. Wills 15
- 3 Holistic Models / Dr. Evelyn M. Wills 19
- 4 Applications of Theories to Nursing / Dr. Evelyn M. Wills 29
- Unit III Responses to Loss 37
- 5 Loss, Grief, and Bereavement / Pat Andrus 39
- 6 Grief and Bereavement: Yours and Mine / Pat Andrus 49
- 7 The Kaleidoscope of Culture: Issues of Death and Dying, Grief and Bereavement / Pat Andrus 59
- Unit IV Ethical and Legal Considerations 71
- 8 The Ethics of End of Life Care / Dr. J. Brooke Hamilton III 73
- 9 Legal and Ethical Issues and Advance Directives / Tonia Dandry Aiken 105
- Unit V Patient Centered Care 117
- 10 Hospice: To Make the Path Less Lonely / Michael Blanchard 119
- 11 Palliative Care: The Essence of Nursing / Julie Griffie 129
- 12 Pain and Symptom Management / Tyla Ann Burger 139
- 13 Issues of Suffering at the End of Life / Phyllis Taylor 175
- 14 Psychosocial Issues in Palliative Care: A Matter of Acceptance / Michael T. Landry, Heidi T. Landry 189
- 15 Spiritual Perspective in End of Life Care / Douglas Smith 201
- Unit VI Communication 211
- 16 Communicating with the Dying Patient / Belinda Poor, Elizabeth Gary 213
- 17 Communication with Dying Patients and Family Members: A Body, Mind, and Spirit Approach / Karen Borne 227
- 18 Communicating End of Life Issues Among Professionals / Camille Claibourne 237
- Unit VII Management of Specific Terminal Illnesses 247
- 19 Care of the Dying Cancer Patient / Dr. Melinda Oberleitner 249
- 20 Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Disorders / Marlene Foreman 261
- 21 Caring for the Patient Dying with a Neurological Disorder / Susan Randol, Michelle Crain 271
- 22 End of Life Experience and Care for the AIDS Patient / Dr. Demetrius J. Porche 281
- 23 Euthanasia, Suicide, and the Terminally Ill / Dr. Regina Payne 291
- 24 End of Life Care for Alcoholic Patients / Patricia LaBrosse, Dr. Sudah Patel 341
- Unit VIII Issues Across the Lifespan 361
- 25 Unspeakable Losses: Miscarriage and Perinatal Death / Dr. Velma Westbrook 363
- 26 Children and End of Life Issues / Gretchen Gaines 373
- 27 Death and the Young Adult / Randy Bond 387
- 28 The End of Life for the Older Adult / Dr. Thomas Smith 399
- Unit IX The End of Life 409
- 29 The Pathophysiology of Death and the Dying Process / Dr. Gary Arnold 411
- Unit X Caring for the Caregiver 427
- 30 Extending the Circle of Care When Death is Imminent / Dr. Sarah Brabant 429
- 31 Taking Care of Yourself / Dr. Sarah Brabant 443.
- Notes:
- "National League for Nursing."
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0763714216
- OCLC:
- 45066342
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