End-of-life care : clinical practice guidelines / Kim K. Kuebler, Patricia H. Berry, Debra E. Heidrich.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kuebler, Kim K.

Contributor:

Berry, Patricia H.

Heidrich, Debra E.

Frances C. Thielbar Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Terminally ill.

Terminal care.

Nurse practitioners.

Nursing Care--methods.

Terminal Care--methods.

Nurse Practitioners.

Palliative Care--methods.

Medical Subjects:

Nursing Care--methods.

Terminal Care--methods.

Nurse Practitioners.

Palliative Care--methods.

Physical Description:

xviii, 492 pages ; 23 cm

Other Title:

End of life care

Place of Publication:

Philadelphia : W.B. Saunders Co., [2002]

Summary:

Here are the guidelines and tools that the advanced practice nurse needs to provide comprehensive end-of-life care. A review of the end-stage disease processes provide the background for understanding the multiple symptoms experienced by individuals at the end of life. Clinical practice guidelines offer in-depth discussions of the pathophysiology of 17 different symptoms, interventions for specific symptom management, and suggestions for patient and family teaching.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Frances C. Thielbar Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

0721684521

OCLC:

47923432