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Essentials In Hospice And Palliative Care : A Practical Resource For Every Nurse
Paperback Edition: 1
All Life and Death Matters resources were created by Kath Murray, a veteran hospice and palliative care nurse, and are designed to:
- Meet national competencies and learning outcomes related to hospice and palliative care and end-of-life care
- Enhance best practice interactions
- Increase caregiver confidence and competence in caring for the dying person and family
- Decrease caregiver fears and concerns
- Increase caregiver ability to respond to challenging issues
- Help instructors and students provide excellent care for the dying person and their family
The book provides information on:
- Understanding the dying process
- Integrating a palliative approach
- Preparing to care
- Using standardized tools
- Enhancing physical comfort
- Providing psychosocial care
- Palliative care and physician assisted dying
- Caring in the last days and hours
- Caring for you, the caregiver
Pages : 293
Publisher : Life & Death Matters
Publication date : 2016-09-01
Subjects: Non-fiction, Medicine, Health And Personal Development