End of life : nursing solutions for death with dignity / Lynn Keegan, Carole Ann Drick.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Keegan, Lynn.

Contributor:

Drick, Carole Ann.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hospice nurses.

Terminal care.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (269 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Springer, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This professional clinical guide presents nursing administrators and critical care nurses in acute care agencies, nursing homes, and hospice and palliative care settings with detailed implementation strategies for accommodating dying persons and their loved ones as they make the transition from physical life. Written by nurses for nurses, the text promotes compassionate end-of-life care and provides a roadmap to changing the death experience of patients and their families into one that is peaceful, personal, and dignified. Experienced and respected nursing professionals Drs. Lynn Keegan and Ca

Contents:

Contents; Foreword by Jean Watson, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN; Foreword by Barbara Dossey, PhD, RN, AHN-BC, FAAN; Preface; Acknowledgments; PART I: FOUNDATIONS; Chapter 1 Why People Die; Chapter 2 Death with Dignity; Chapter 3 A Place for Death with Dignity: The Golden Room; Chapter 4 End-of-Life Issues; Chapter 5 End-of-Life Costs of Care; Chapter 6 Legal and Ethical Issues; PART II: THEORY AND PRACTICE; Chapter 7 Theoretical Frameworks; Chapter 8 Letting Go: The Body's Shutdown Process; Chapter 9 Changing the Consciousness around Death and Dying; Chapter 10 Spiritual Perspectives

Chapter 11 Palliative Care to Hospice to the Golden RoomPART III: IMPLEMENTATION STEPS; Chapter 12 Guide to Implementing the Golden Room Concept with Health Professionals; Chapter 13 Creating a Plan or Proposal; Chapter 14 Preparing for the Future; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-78268-132-9

1-282-84961-1

9786612849619

0-8261-0760-5

OCLC:

682614085