Nursing the dying patient
Subtitle: caring in different contexts
By: John Costello.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2004
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire
Language: eng
Number of pages: 219
Subjects: Terminal care; Nursing; Palliative treatment; Hospice care
Description: "Illustrated with case studies that demonstrate how the     themes of the book can be applied in practice, Nursing the Dying Patient encourages readers to reflect on the research findings and to formulate their own ideas about caring for dying patients. It draws attention to the importance of death and dying in contemporary society and the differences and similarities between institutional and home care settings."--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.

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