Care of the dying and dead patient
By: [edited by] Phil Jevon.
Contributors: Jevon, Philip.
Series: Essential clinical skills for nurses; Essential clinical skills for nurses
Publisher: Blackwell Pub.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Chichester, West Sussex; Ames, Iowa
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781405183390
Subjects: Terminal care; Hospice nursing; Nursing Care -- methods; Terminal Care -- methods; Mortuary Practice; Palliative Care -- methods; Patient Care Planning
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Care of the dying patient : an overview / Dan Higgins; title: Symptom control / Louisa Hunwick, Shareen Juwle, Glen Mitchell; title: Do not attempt resuscitation decisions / Elaine Walton & Phil Jevon; title: Ethical issues / Fiona Foxall; title: Complementary therapies / Rachel McGuinness; title: Relatives witnessing resuscitation / Melanie Humphreys; title: Organ donation / Rachel Hodges and Liz Armstrong; title: Breaking bad news / Dan Higgins; title: Last offices / Dan Higgins; title: Legal issues of death / Richard Griffith; title: Post mortems & coroner's cases / Cassam Tengnah; title: Record keeping / Phil Jevon.