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A Practical Guide to Palliative Care

A Practical Guide to Palliative Care

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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.
Product Details
Wolters Kluwer Health
39959
9780781763431
9780781763431

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Publication date
2007
Issue number
1
Cover
hard cover
Pages count
348
Dimensions (mm)
177.80 x 254.00
Weight (g)
839
  • Section 1: THE PALLIATIVE CARE APPROACH
    • Ch. 1 Definitions
    • Ch. 2 Philosophy-From Cure to Comfort
    • Ch. 3 The Transition from Diagnose and Treat to Palliate
    • Ch. 4 Historical Perspective: What Has Changed?
    Section 2: CULTURAL DIVERSITY IN END-OF-LIFE CARE
    • Ch. 5: Planning for Diverse Populations
    • Ch. 6: African American Culture & End-of-Life
    • Ch. 7: Hispanic Views on Death & Dying
    • Ch. 8: Understanding the Jewish Culture
    • Ch. 9: Mourning in the Asian Culture
    • Ch.10: Death Practices in the Muslim Culture
    • Ch.11: Building Cultural Bridges with Other Cultures
    Section 3: APPROACH TO THE PATIENT
    • Ch.12: Delivering Bad News
    • Ch.13: The Family Conference
    • Ch.14: Dealing with Anger
    • Ch.15: The Spiritual Assessment
    • Ch.16: Giving Realistic Hope
    • Ch.17: The DNR or AND Discussion in Seriously Ill Patients
    • Ch.18: Advanced Directives in Health Care
    • Ch.19: Decision-Making Ability
    • Ch.20: Goal Setting
    • Ch.21: The Hospice Conversation
    • Ch.22: Telling the Children
    • Ch.23: What if a Patient Asked You to Pray?
    • Ch.24: Death Pronouncement
    • Ch.25: Completing the Death Certificate
    • Ch.26: Informing Significant Others of a Patients Death
    • Ch.27: Writing a Condolence Letter
    • Ch.28: Caring for the Family
    Section 4: PREDICTING LIFE EXPECTANCY
    • Ch.29: How Long Do I Have?
    • Ch.30: Guidelines for Hospice
    • Ch.31: Physician Prediction of Life Expectancy
    • Ch.32: Palliative Performance Score
    Section 5: DELIVERY OF PALLIATIVE CARE<
    • Ch.34: The Hospital Palliative Care Unit
    • Ch.35: Consulting in the Hospital
    • Ch.36: Hospice in Delivery of Palliative Care
    Section 6: TERMINAL CARE
    • Ch.38: The Syndrome of Imminent Death
    • Ch.39: Near Death Awareness (NDA)
    • Ch.40: Terminal Delirium
    Section 7: NONPAIN SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT
    • Ch.42: Tips for Maximizing Chances of Success
    • Ch.43: Dyspnea, Air Hunger, Shortness of Air
    • Ch.44: Oral Care Basics
    Section 8: PAIN CONTROL
    • Ch.63: Myths About Opioid Use
    • Ch.64: Legal Liability of UnderTreating Pain
    • Ch.65: Principles of Pain Management
    • Ch.66: Assessment of Pain
    • Ch.67: Converting One Opioid to Another (Equianalgesic Dosing)
    • Ch.68: Opioid Dose Escalation
    • Ch.69: Managing Opioid Side Effects
    • Ch.70: Opioid Withdrawal
    • Ch.71: Morphine
    • Ch.72: Hydrocodone for Pain
    • Ch.73: Oxycodone for Pain
    Section 9: PALLIATIVE INTERVENTIONS
    • Ch.82: Tube Feeding in Palliative Care
    • Ch.83: Palliative Chemotherapy
    • Ch.84: Palliative Radiation
    • Ch.85: Response Rate in Cancer Chemotherapy
    • Ch.86: Ventilator Withdrawal
    • Ch.87: Bowel Obstruction
    • Ch.88: Treating the Death Rattle
    • Ch.89: Aggressive Wound Management
    Section 10: THE PALLIATIVE PEDIATRIC PATIENT
    • Ch.90: Children and Death
    • Ch.91: Neonatal Population
    • Ch.92: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
    • Ch.93: Pediatric Withdrawal of Life Support
    • Ch.94: The Dying Adolescent
    Section 11: CHARTING
    • Ch.95: Documentation in Palliative Care
    • Ch.96: Coding & Billing for Hospice/Palliative Care
    Section 12: ETHICS AT THE END OF LIFE
    • Ch.97: Ethics & Legal Issues
    • Ch.98: Hastened Death: The Rule of Double Effect
    • Ch.99: When to Stop-Medical Futility
    • Ch.100: Caring for Yourself and Avoiding Burnout

    Appendices

    Index
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