A Nurse's Guide to Compassionate Care
End of Life offers a wealth of insight and practical advice for nurses in every specialty and setting providing end-of-life care.
End of Life provides insights on:
- Communication
- Legal and ethical issues
- Cultural and spiritual considerations
- Nursing care for the patient, the family, and the staff
Features include:
- Comfort and care: Strategies for making care compassionate
- Expert insights: Answers to nurses' questions by a nurse expert
- Lifespan: Effects of death and grieving on all ages
Contents
Understanding End-of-Life Care
- Concepts of Palliative Care
- Essential Communication Skills
- Ethical Considerations
- Legal Considerations
Caring for Patients
- Evidence-based Care
- Palliative Drug Therapy
- Psychosocial, Spiritual, and Cultural Care
- Patients with Cancer
- Patients with Heart Failure
- Patients with Neurologic Disease
- Patients with Pulmonary Disease
- Patients with Renal Disease
- Care of a Dying Child
Helping the Family
- Family and Caregiver Care
- Support System
- When Death Nears
- Bereavement Care
- Issues in Acute Care Setting
Supporting the Staff
- Documenting Care
- Living with Dying
Index
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