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Textbook of palliative nursing / edited by Betty R. Ferrell, Nessa Coyle.

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Ferrell, Betty.
Coyle, Nessa.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Palliative treatment.
Nursing.
Terminal care.
Nursing Care.
Palliative Care.
Terminal Care.
Medical Subjects:
Nursing Care.
Palliative Care.
Terminal Care.
Physical Description:
xxi, 1246 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Edition:
Second edition.
Place of Publication:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Contents:
1 Introduction to Palliative Care Nursing Care / Nessa Coyle 5
2 Hospice Palliative Care: A Model for Quality End-of-Life Care / Kathleen A. Egan, Mary J. Labyak 13
3 Principles of Patient and Family Assessment / Elaine Glass, Douglas Cluxton, Patrice Rancour 47
4 Communication in Palliative Care / Constance M. Dahlin, David F. Gianiracusa 67
Part II Symptom Assessment and Management
5 Pain Assessment / Regina Fink, Rose Gates 97
6 Pain at the End of Life / Judith A. Paice, Perry G. Fine 131
7 Fatigue / Paula R. Anderson, Grace E. Dean 155
8 Anorexia and Cachexia / Charles Kemp 169
9 Nausea and Vomiting / Cynthia King 177
10 Dysphagia, Xerostomia, and Hiccups / Constance M. Dahlin, Tessa Goldsmith 195
11 Bowel Management: Constipation, Diarrhea, Obstruction, and Ascites / Denice Caraccia Economou 219
12 Hydration, Thirst, and Nutrition / Pamela Kedziera, Nessa Coyle 239
13 Dyspnea, Death Rattle, and Cough / Deborah Dudgeon 249
14 Urinary Tract Disorders / Mikel Gray, Fern Campbell 265
15 Lymphedema Management / Jean K. Smith 285
16A Skin Disorders: Pressure Ulcers-Assessment and Management / Barbara M. Bates-Jensen 301
16B Skin Disorders: Tumor Necrosis, Fistulas, and Stomas / Barbara M. Bates-Jensen, Susie Seaman, Lynne Early 329
17 Pruritus, Fever, and Sweats / Michelle Rhiner, Neal E. Slatkin 345
18 Neurological Disturbances / Judith A. Paice 365
19 Anxiety and Depression / Jeannie V. Pasacreta, Pamela A. Minarik, Leslie Nield-Anderson 375
20 Delirium, Confusion, and Agitation / Kim K. Kuebler, Debra E. Heidrich, Catherine Vena, Nancy English 401
21 Sexuality / Margaret Anne Lamb 421
22 Clinical Interventions, Economic Outcomes, and Palliative Care / Patrick J. Coyne, Laurie Lyckholm, Thomas J. Smith 429
23 Urgent Syndromes at the End of Life / Ashby C. Watson 443
24 Sedation for Refractory Symptoms and Terminal Weaning / Patti Knight, Laura A. Espinosa, Eduardo Bruera 467
25 Complementary and Alternative Therapies in Palliative Care / Susan Berenson 491
Part III Psychosocial Support
26 The Meaning of Hope in the Dying / Mary Ersek 513
27 Bereavement / Inge B. Corless 531
28 Supporting Families in Palliative Care / Betty Davies 545
29 Planning for the Actual Death / Patricia Berry, Julie Griffie 561
Part IV Spiritual Care
30 Spiritual Assessment / Elizabeth Johnston Taylor 581
31 Spiritual Care Interventions / Charles Kemp 595
32 Meaning in Illness / Tami Borneman, Katherine Brown-Saltzman 605
33 Reflecting on the Journey: A Family Caregiver's Personal Perspective / Ruth Yorkin Drazen 617
Part V Special Patient Populations
34 Cultural Considerations in Palliative Care / Polly Mazanec, Joan T. Panke 623
35 Elderly Patients / Susan Derby, Sean O'Mahony 635
36 Poor, Homeless, and Underserved Populations / Anne Hughes 661
37 Patients with Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Deborah Witt Sherman 671
38 Caring for the Drug-Addicted Patient at the End of Life / Kenneth L. Kirsh, Peggy Compton, Steven D. Passik 713
Part VI End-of-Life Care Across Settings
39 Improving the Quality of Care Across All Settings / Marilyn Bookbinder 725
40 Long-Term Care / Sarah A. Wilson 759
41 Home Care / Paula Milone-Nuzzo, Ruth McCorkle 771
42 Hospital-Based Palliative Care / Marie Bakitas, Kathleen Daretany 787
43 The Intensive Care Unit / Kathleen Puntillo, Daphne Stannard 817
44 The Outpatient Setting / Anne R. Du Pen, Jeanne Robison 835
45 Rehabilitation and Palliative Care / Kathleen Michael 847
46 The Emergency Department / Margaret Campbell, Robert Zalenski 861
47 The Role of Nursing in Caring for Patients Undergoing Surgery for Advanced Disease / Betty R. Ferrell, Gloria Juarez, Tami Borneman 871
48 Palliative Chemotherapy and Clinical Trials in Advanced Cancer: The Nurse's Role / Virginia Sun 881
Part VII Pediatric Palliative Care
49 Symptom Management in Pediatric Palliative Care / Melody Brown Hellsten, Javier Kane 895
50 Pediatric Care: The Hospice Perspective / Lizabeth H. Sumner 909
51 Pediatric Care: Transitioning Goals of Care in the Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit, and In Between / Marcia Levetown 925
52 End-of-life Decision Making in Pediatric Oncology / Pamela S. Hinds, Linda Oakes, Wayne L. Furman 945
53 Palliative Care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit / Carole Kenner, Sylvia McSkimming 959
54 Grief and Bereavement in Pediatric Palliative Care / Betty Davies, Juhye Jin 975
55 Pediatric Pain: Knowing the Child Before You / Mary Layman Goldstein, Maura Byrnes-Casey, John J. Collins 991
Part VIII Special Issues for the Nurse in End-of-Life Care
56 The Experience of the Nurse in End-of-Life Care in the 21st Century / Mary L. S. Vachon 1011
57 Ethical Considerations / Karen J. Stanley, Laurie Zoloth-Dorfman 1031
58 Public Policy and End-of-Life Care: The Nurse's Role / Colleen Scanlon 1055
59 Palliative Care and Requests for Assistance in Dying / Deborah L. Volker 1067
60 Nursing Education / Denice K. Sheehan, Betty R. Ferrell 1077
61 Nursing Research / Betty R. Ferrell, Marcia Grant 1093
Part IX Models of Excellence and Innovative Community Projects
62 Delivering Palliative Care in Challenging Settings and to Hard-to-Reach Populations / Ira Byock, Jeanne Twohig 1109
63 A Community-Based Approach to Improving the Quality of Life's End / Ira Byock, Kaye Norris 1119
64 Project Safe Conduct / Elizabeth Ford Pitorak 1129
65 Harlem Palliative Care Network / Eleanor Canning, Richard Payne 1139
66 International Models of Excellence 1147
Palliative Care in Canada / Carleen Brenneis, Pam Brown 1147
Palliative Care in Australia and New Zealand / Sanchia Aranda, Linda J. Kristjanson 1159
Palliative Care in the United Kingdom / Andrew Knight 1165
Palliative Care in Europe / Marianne Jensen Hjermstad, Stein Kaasa 1176
Palliative Care in Situations of Conflict / Nathan Cherny, Ora Rosengarten 1188
Palliative Care in South America / Marta H. Junin 1194
Part X "A Good Death"
67 Understanding a Good Death: James's Story / Richard Steeves, David Kahn 1209
Appendix Palliative Care Resource List / Rose Virani, Stacey Pejsa 1217.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0195175492
OCLC:
56413095
Publisher Number:
9780195175493

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