Palliative Care Nursing
Subtitle: a Guide to Practice
By: by O'Connor Margaret and Aranda Sanchia
Contributors: Sanchia, Aranda, author
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: Taylor and Francis, an imprint of Routledge
Published: 2018
Place of publication: Boca Raton, FL
Language: eng
Number of pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9781315378473
Copyright date: 2003
Subjects: Terminal care; Palliative treatment; Nursing; Palliative Care; Soins en phase terminale; Soins palliatifs; MEDICAL; Terminal Care; Alan Pearson; Amanda Kenny; Annabel Pollard; Advanced; Beth Bailey; Bruce Rumbold; Cancer; Complementary; David Kissane; Davina Porock; Donna Milne; Eleanor Flynn; Family; Hudson Peter; Jane Seymour; Jeannine Brant; Jenny Abbey; Julie Skilbeck; Karen Quinn; Kate White; Kathleen Swift; Leanne Monterosso; Linda Kristjanson; Lynn Oldham; Margaret O'Connor; Mary Bredin; Mary Vachon; Malignant; Members; Patsy Yates; Pauline McCabe; Patient; Regina Millard; Robyn Millership; Rosalie Hudson; Sanchia Aranda; Sharon De Graves; Sheila Payne; Setting; Specialist; Wayne Naylor; Wound
Notes: Written by experienced authorities from around the world giving a wider international perspective on palliative nursing, this substantially expanded new edition has been specifically adapted to reflect working practices within the NHS. All nurses especially those that are new to palliative care, and those working in other areas of health where palliative skills are required, will find this essential reading.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Framing palliative care. Evidence-based practice in palliative care. Communication skills in palliative care. Occupational stress in palliative care. Ethical decision-making. Spiritual care. A framework for symptom assessment. Pain management. Breathlessness. Fatigue. Constipation. Nausea and vomiting. Nutrition and hydration. Malignant wounds. Confusion and terminal restlessness. Psychological and existential distress. Sexuality and body image. Complementary therapies. Working with families. Bereavement. Palliative care in chronic illness. Ageing, dementia and palliative care. Caring for the dying people in critical care. Paediatric palliative care.