A Practical Guide to Palliative Care - Hardcover

Old, Jerry L.; Swagerty, Daniel L.

 
9780781763431: A Practical Guide to Palliative Care
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0781763436 ISBN 13: 9780781763431
Verlag: Wolters Kluwer Health, 2007

Inhaltsangabe

Designed for easy use at the bedside, this manual contains the practical information health care professionals need to provide optimal end-of-life care. The book presents a multidimensional, holistic approach to assessment and management of the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs of the patient and family. Topics covered include cultural diversity in end-of-life care; communicating with patients and families; predicting life expectancy; terminal care; non-pain symptom management; pain control; palliative interventions; pediatric palliative care; record keeping; and ethics.

The succinct, user-friendly presentation features bullet points and numerous quick-reference tables. Each chapter includes an "In a Nutshell" summary of key points.

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Verlag
Wolters Kluwer Health
Erscheinungsdatum
2007
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0781763436
ISBN 13 
9780781763431
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Anzahl der Seiten
368
Kontakt zum Hersteller
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