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Palliative and end of life care in nursing / [edited by] Jane Nicol, Brian Nyatanga.
Holman Biotech Commons RT87.T45 P315 2017
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- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Transforming nursing practice
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Palliative treatment.
- Terminal care.
- Nursing.
- Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing.
- Palliative Care.
- Terminal Care.
- Medical Subjects:
- Hospice and Palliative Care Nursing.
- Palliative Care.
- Terminal Care.
- Physical Description:
- x, 173 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- London : Learning Matters, an imprint of SAGE Publications Ltd, 2017.
- Summary:
- Transforming Nursing Practice is a series tailor-made for pre-registration student nurses. Each book in the series is: Affordable, Mapped to the NMC Standards and Essential Skills Clusters, Full of active learning features, Focused on applying theory to practice, With the number of people requiring palliative and end of life care steadily increasing, it is the responsibility of every nurse, regardless of specialism, to know how to provide high-quality care to this group of people. Yet caring for those nearing the end of life can throw up complex issues, including handling bereavement, cultural and ethical issues, delivering care in a wide variety of settings, symptom management and also ensuring your own emotional resilience. This book is specifically designed to equip nursing students and non-specialists with the essential knowledge required in relation to the care and management of people nearing the end of life. Book jacket.
- Contents:
- 1 The idea of living, dying, life and death / Brian Nyatanga Nyatanga, Brian 5
- 2 Communication in palliative and end of life care / Jean Fisher Fisher, Jean 24
- 3 Exploring loss, grief and bereavement / Jane Nicol Nicol, Jane 43
- 4 Understanding cultural issues in palliative and end of life care / Brian Nyatanga Nyatanga, Brian 63
- 5 Rehabilitation in palliative and end of life care / Jane Nicol Nicol, Jane 79
- 6 Ethical issues in palliative and end of life care / Sherri Ogston-Tuck Ogston-Tuck, Sherri 90
- 7 Palliative and end of life care in a critical care setting / Hazel Luckhurst Luckhurst, Hazel, Chris Clarke Clarke, Chris 120
- 8 Legal aspects of palliative and end of life care / Helen Taylor Taylor, Helen 137.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-169) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781473957275
- 1473957273
- 9781473957282
- 1473957281
- OCLC:
- 975483606
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